Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Clinton Kegley
Defense counsel of record in 1,141 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 20251,141
Clinton Kegley appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,141 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Carroll County · 560 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 134
Across 1,137 resolved 2025 cases, 89% were reduced to a lesser charge — most commonly to Defective Equipment Generally (614 cases).
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 1,137 of 1,141. "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 1,036 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
1,035100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
10%
1 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Top charge — Reckless Driving
Clinton Kegley's most common charge category in 2025 (134 cases of record · 134 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 | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Wythe County | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Bland County | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Wythe County | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Pulaski County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Bland County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Giles County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Wythe County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Each row links to Clinton Kegley'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.
Defective Equipment Generally
614
Defective Equipment Generally
95
Improper Driving
59
Defective Equipment Generally
57
Improper Driving
40
Defective Speedometer
39
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
29
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
23
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | 560 | 560 | 0 |
| Wythe County | 327 | 327 | 0 |
| Bland County | 150 | 150 | 0 |
| Giles County | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Pulaski County | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| Radford | 11 | 11 | 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 | 759 | 755 | 7 | 49 | 698 |
| Other | 213 | 213 | 3 | 34 | 176 |
| Reckless Driving | 134 | 134 | 5 | 6 | 123 |
| DUI / DWI | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| Weapons Offense | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Assault & Battery | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Public Intoxication | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 755 | 952 |
| Jonathan Mcgrady | 491 | 710 |
| Bethany Long-Hampsten | 467 | 868 |
| Edgar; Jr Dehart | 445 | 530 |
| J L; Iv Tompkins | 404 | 586 |
| Nathan Lyons | 398 | 531 |
| Christopher Munique | 325 | 462 |
| Elizabeth Rakes | 178 | 181 |
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.
Clinton Kegley appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,141 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 1,141 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Carroll County, with 560 of 1,141 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Clinton Kegley's case record was Reckless Driving (134 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 1,137 resolved cases: 2% convicted of original charge (25), 9% dropped (101 = 70 nolle prossed + 31 dismissed), 89% reduced to a lesser charge (1,010), 0% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 1,036 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 1,035 (100%) resolved by guilty plea and 1 (0%) went to trial — 1 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. "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.