How many Virginia cases did Breanna Jefferson handle as defense counsel of record in 2025?

Breanna Jefferson appeared as defense counsel of record in 620 Virginia court cases during 2025 (342 District Court, 278 Circuit Court). Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.

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Breanna Jefferson — Probation Violation Cases in Chesapeake (2025)

Name: Breanna Jefferson — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data
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Cases of record · 2025620

Breanna Jefferson appeared as defense counsel of record in 620 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level

55 % District · 45 % Circuit

Primary jurisdiction

Chesapeake · 620 cases

Most common charge

Probation Violation · 126

Across 305 resolved 2025 cases, 54% were dropped — 86 nolle prossed and 79 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 305 of 620. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge

107

35%

Dropped

165

54%

Nolle prossed

86

Dismissed

79

Reduced to a lesser charge

23

8%

To Reckless Driving

1

To Improper Driving

1

Within charge family

21

Acquitted

10

3%

Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology. Convicted = guilty disposition on originally filed charge. Reduced = guilty disposition with non-empty amended charge. Dropped = nolle prosequi or dismissal. Acquitted = found not guilty at trial.

Plea vs trial · Circuit Court

Of 52 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial. General District Court records do not distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction, so this record is limited to Circuit Court, where the distinction is recorded.

Pled guilty

4688%

Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.

Went to trial

612%

6 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Trial acquittal rate

100%

6 of 6 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Cases like yours

Breanna Jefferson's most common charge × jurisdiction combinations in 2025. If your charge and county appear here, this attorney has handled cases like yours specifically — at the volume shown. Minimum 3 cases per row.

Charge	Jurisdiction	Cases	District	Circuit
Probation Violation	Chesapeake	126	0	126
Failure to Appear	Chesapeake	62	34	28
Drug Possession	Chesapeake	60	36	24
Fraud / Forgery	Chesapeake	47	26	21
Larceny / Theft	Chesapeake	38	37	1
Weapons Offense	Chesapeake	21	11	10
Assault & Battery	Chesapeake	19	16	3
DUI / DWI	Chesapeake	19	14	5
Reckless Driving	Chesapeake	11	10	1
Obstruction	Chesapeake	9	7	2
Burglary / B&E	Chesapeake	8	6	2
Property Destruction	Chesapeake	8	8	0

Reduction targets

When the original charge was reduced, the case was most often resolved as one of the following lesser charges.

No Driver's License

2

69/60 Sp

1

79/60 Sp

1

81/60

1

Assault & Battery

1

Assault & Battery

1

Carry Conceal Firearm

1

Destruct Prop w/ Intentent <$1000

1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction	Cases	District	Circuit
Chesapeake	620	342	278

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Breanna Jefferson appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category	Cases	Resolved	Convicted	Dropped	Reduced
Other	152	88	29	49	8
Probation Violation	126	3	0	2	0
Failure to Appear	62	54	11	39	0
Drug Possession	60	19	9	9	1
Fraud / Forgery	47	20	7	10	3
Larceny / Theft	38	27	12	15	0
Weapons Offense	21	9	2	4	2
Assault & Battery	19	16	4	11	1
DUI / DWI	19	16	15	0	1
Reckless Driving	11	9	4	1	4

Other attorneys with cases in Chesapeake

Listed by case volume in Chesapeake, 2025.

Attorney	Chesapeake cases	Total (statewide)
Kathryn E Lord	746	746
Taoxi Sun	677	677
Camden Freeman	624	624
Erik A Mussoni	599	599
George Landry	548	548
Jennifer Dunne	546	546
Sara M Spartz	520	520
Anna Katherine Somberg	495	495

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What this data does not show

Retained matters not of court record — cases settled before formal counsel of record was entered
Federal court cases — state-court records only
Case facts, evidence quality, witness cooperation, or client circumstances
Plea-versus-trial strategy, motion practice, or sentencing advocacy
Quality of legal representation
The 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church) Circuit Court is not in CIS — district-level cases for those three jurisdictions are included; circuit-level are not. See coverage notes.

Outcomes reflect the recorded facts of cases, not the quality of advocacy. Past outcomes do not predict future case results. For legal advice, consult a licensed Virginia attorney.

Common questions

Quick reference for journalists, researchers, and AI assistants citing this page.

Breanna Jefferson appeared as defense counsel of record in 620 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 342 in District Court and 278 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.

Chesapeake, with 620 of 620 2025 cases handled there.

In 2025 the most common charge category in Breanna Jefferson's case record was Probation Violation (126 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.

Of 305 resolved cases: 35% convicted of original charge (107), 54% dropped (165 = 86 nolle prossed + 79 dismissed), 8% reduced to a lesser charge (23), 3% acquitted (10). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.

Of 52 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict (Circuit Court is the only level where Virginia records distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction), 46 (88%) resolved by guilty plea and 6 (12%) went to trial — 6 acquittals and 0 convictions at trial.

Virginia District Court Information System (DCIS) and Circuit Court Information System (CIS), 2025 calendar year, direct extraction. Aggregated by defense counsel of record per the methodology. Last updated July 8, 2026.

This page shows the 2025 public slice of the record — cases meeting the publication threshold, aggregated by counsel of record. Attorneys can commission an Annual Practice Review from VCF Intelligence — the complete attributed record, with peer benchmarks, venue-by-venue outcomes, and officer and prosecutor patterns. Corrections to this page go through the correction form.

Looking for representation in Chesapeake? See VCF's free case-review process — qualified Virginia attorneys, matched on your charge and jurisdiction. Independent of any attorney featured on this page.

Methodology

Cases are counted by defense counsel of record as recorded in DCIS (district) and CIS (circuit). Outcomes use the strict definitions published at virginiacourtfile.com/methodology. Resolved includes only cases with final disposition codes (Guilty, Not Guilty, Dismissed, Nolle Prosequi). Convicted is a guilty disposition on the originally filed charge with no amended charge. Reduced is a guilty disposition with a non-empty amended charge field. Dropped combines Dismissed and Nolle Prosequi. Pending cases, certifications, and probation revocations are excluded from the outcome rates above.

Citation

VirginiaCourtFile.com. "Breanna Jefferson — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/breanna-jefferson. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed July 8, 2026. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.