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Cases of record · 202538

Carrie Schenk appeared as defense counsel of record in 38 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
0 % District · 100 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Virginia Beach · 38 cases
Most common charge
Contempt of Court · 3

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 20 of 38. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
11
55%
Dropped
8
40%
Nolle prossed
4
Dismissed
4
Reduced to a lesser charge
1
5%
Within charge family
1
Acquitted
0
0%

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

Of 12 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
12100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Cases like yours

Carrie Schenk'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
Contempt of Court Virginia Beach 3 0 3
Larceny / Theft Virginia Beach 3 0 3
See also

Contempt of Court outcomes in Virginia Beach — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Contempt of Court cases in Virginia Beach, using the same definitions as above.

Reduction targets

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

Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Virginia Beach 38 0 38

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Carrie Schenk appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 23 5 3 2 0
Contempt of Court 3 3 0 3 0
Larceny / Theft 3 3 2 1 0
DUI / DWI 2 2 1 0 1
Grand Larceny 2 2 2 0 0
Obstruction 2 2 1 1 0
Disorderly Conduct 1 1 0 1 0
Drug Possession 1 1 1 0 0
Weapons Offense 1 1 1 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Virginia Beach

Listed by case volume in Virginia Beach, 2025.

Attorney Virginia Beach cases Total (statewide)
Stephen Pfeiffer 817 870
Cole Roberts 409 770
Roger Whitus 289 298
Brian Dunnigan 153 690
Diallo Morris 139 143
Anton Karpov 97 184
K Coltrain 95 156
P Louie 92 223

View all attorneys with cases in Virginia Beach →

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

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Carrie Schenk appeared as defense counsel of record in 38 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 0 in District Court and 38 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Virginia Beach, with 38 of 38 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Carrie Schenk's case record was Contempt of Court (3 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 20 resolved cases: 55% convicted of original charge (11), 40% dropped (8 = 4 nolle prossed + 4 dismissed), 5% reduced to a lesser charge (1), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 12 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 12 (100%) resolved by guilty plea and 0 (0%) went to trial — 0 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. Refreshed quarterly. Last updated May 2, 2026.

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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. "Carrie Schenk — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/carrie-schenk. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.