Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 202579

Charles A; Jr Butler appeared as defense counsel of record in 79 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
0 % District · 100 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Page County · 79 cases
Most common charge
Drug Possession · 7

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 24 of 79. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
13
54%
Dropped
9
38%
Nolle prossed
1
Dismissed
8
Reduced to a lesser charge
2
8%
Within charge family
2
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 15 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
1493%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
17%
0 acquittals · 1 convictions at trial.

Top charge — Drug Possession

Charles A; Jr Butler's most common charge category in 2025 (7 cases of record · 7 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
7
100%
Dropped
0
0%
Reduced to a lesser charge
0
0%

Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the Drug Possession page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

Charles A; Jr Butler'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
Drug Possession Page County 7 0 7

Each row links to Charles A; Jr Butler's charge × jurisdiction page where outcomes for that combination are visible site-wide.

Reduction targets

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

B&E Occup House To Commit Misd.
1
Distrb To Accommdate Schedule I/ Ii
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Page County 79 0 79

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Charles A; Jr Butler appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 65 12 4 6 2
Drug Possession 7 7 7 0 0
Contempt of Court 2 1 0 1 0
Failure to Appear 2 2 0 2 0
Larceny / Theft 1 1 1 0 0
Probation Violation 1 0 0 0 0
Protective Order Violation 1 1 1 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Page County

Listed by case volume in Page County, 2025.

Attorney Page County cases Total (statewide)
Caleb Routhier 607 654
Charles Butler 306 314
Tara Senn 283 339
Chad Wellins 164 164
Caleb J Routhier 156 203
Robert Stone 137 168
Marc Janney 133 133
Richard Morgan 87 137

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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.

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Charles A; Jr Butler appeared as defense counsel of record in 79 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 0 in District Court and 79 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Page County, with 79 of 79 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Charles A; Jr Butler's case record was Drug Possession (7 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 24 resolved cases: 54% convicted of original charge (13), 38% dropped (9 = 1 nolle prossed + 8 dismissed), 8% reduced to a lesser charge (2), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 15 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 14 (93%) resolved by guilty plea and 1 (7%) went to trial — 0 acquittals and 1 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. "Charles A; Jr Butler — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/charles-a-jr-butler. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.