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Clinton Kegley
Defense counsel of record in 976 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025976
Clinton Kegley appeared as defense counsel of record in 976 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Carroll County · 466 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 117
Across 972 resolved 2025 cases, 89% were reduced to a lesser charge — most commonly to Defective Equipment Generally (511 cases).
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 972 of 976. "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.
Top charge — Reckless Driving
Clinton Kegley's most common charge category in 2025 (117 cases of record · 117 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 Reckless Driving page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Clinton Kegley'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reckless Driving | Carroll County | 51 | 51 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Wythe County | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Bland County | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Pulaski County | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Wythe County | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Giles County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Bland County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
See also
Reckless Driving outcomes in Carroll County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Reckless Driving cases in Carroll County, 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.
Defective Equipment Generally
511
Defective Equipment Generally
87
Improper Driving
52
Defective Equipment Generally
48
Defective Speedometer
37
Improper Driving
37
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
26
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
20
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | 466 | 466 | 0 |
| Wythe County | 268 | 268 | 0 |
| Bland County | 135 | 135 | 0 |
| Giles County | 55 | 55 | 0 |
| Pulaski County | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| Radford | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Clinton Kegley appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic Infraction | 638 | 634 | 4 | 40 | 589 |
| Other | 191 | 191 | 4 | 27 | 160 |
| Reckless Driving | 117 | 117 | 4 | 6 | 107 |
| DUI / DWI | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Weapons Offense | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Public Intoxication | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Carroll County
Listed by case volume in Carroll County, 2025.
| Attorney | Carroll County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Hurt | 620 | 807 |
| Bethany Long-Hampsten | 401 | 793 |
| Jonathan Mcgrady | 332 | 505 |
| Nathan Lyons | 306 | 388 |
| Edgar Dehart | 247 | 423 |
| Christopher Munique | 221 | 426 |
| Jay Tompkins | 202 | 499 |
| Henry Myers | 102 | 275 |
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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Clinton Kegley appeared as defense counsel of record in 976 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 976 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Carroll County, with 466 of 976 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Clinton Kegley's case record was Reckless Driving (117 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 972 resolved cases: 2% convicted of original charge (22), 8% dropped (83 = 54 nolle prossed + 29 dismissed), 89% reduced to a lesser charge (866), 0% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
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. "Clinton Kegley — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/clinton-kegley. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.