Court level
95 % District · 5 % Circuit
Christopher Walther
Defense counsel of record in 233 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025233
Christopher Walther appeared as defense counsel of record in 233 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Prince William County · 127 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 37
Across 170 resolved 2025 cases, 68% were dropped — 88 nolle prossed and 27 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 170 of 233. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.
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 55 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
5193%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
47%
4 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
100%
4 of 4 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Christopher Walther's most common charge category in 2025 (37 cases of record · 31 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.
Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the Larceny / Theft page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Christopher Walther'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larceny / Theft | Prince William County | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Loudoun County | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Failure to Appear | Prince William County | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Loudoun County | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| DUI / DWI | Prince William County | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Prince William County | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Prince William County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Prince William County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Loudoun County | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | Loudoun County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Obstruction | Loudoun County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Obstruction | Prince William County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Each row links to Christopher Walther'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.
DWI, First Offense
4
Drugs: Possess Schedule Iii
2
Inadequate Animal Care By Ownr
2
DWI, 1st (No BAC)
1
Fail Stop Scene Of Acc - >$500
1
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
1
Improper Driving
1
No Driver's License
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William County | 127 | 127 | 0 |
| Loudoun County | 106 | 95 | 11 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Christopher Walther appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 70 | 51 | 12 | 33 | 6 |
| Larceny / Theft | 37 | 31 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 25 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 19 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| DUI / DWI | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Traffic Infraction | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Trespassing | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Prince William County
Listed by case volume in Prince William County, 2025.
| Attorney | Prince William County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Sanders | 530 | 548 |
| William Pickett | 491 | 499 |
| Taso Saunders | 482 | 542 |
| Mark Branca | 467 | 486 |
| Joseph Mcguire | 439 | 453 |
| David Daugherty | 421 | 421 |
| Erin Ford | 420 | 427 |
| Brian Roman | 353 | 353 |
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.
Christopher Walther appeared as defense counsel of record in 233 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 222 in District Court and 11 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Prince William County, with 127 of 233 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Christopher Walther's case record was Larceny / Theft (37 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 170 resolved cases: 21% convicted of original charge (36), 68% dropped (115 = 88 nolle prossed + 27 dismissed), 9% reduced to a lesser charge (15), 2% acquitted (4). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 55 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 51 (93%) resolved by guilty plea and 4 (7%) went to trial — 4 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. "Christopher Walther — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/christopher-walther. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.