Court level
63 % District · 37 % Circuit
Crawford Ellsworth
Defense counsel of record in 444 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025444
Crawford Ellsworth appeared as defense counsel of record in 444 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Prince George County · 295 cases
Most common charge
Failure to Appear · 31
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 307 of 444. "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 165 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
14890%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
1710%
10 acquittals · 7 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
59%
10 of 17 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Failure to Appear
Crawford Ellsworth's most common charge category in 2025 (31 cases of record · 29 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 Failure to Appear page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Crawford Ellsworth'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failure to Appear | Prince George County | 27 | 21 | 6 |
| Property Destruction | Suffolk | 24 | 22 | 2 |
| Larceny / Theft | Prince George County | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Drug Possession | Prince George County | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Weapons Offense | Prince George County | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Trespassing | Prince George County | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Reckless Driving | Prince George County | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Weapons Offense | Suffolk | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | Prince George County | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Prince George County | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| DUI / DWI | Prince George County | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Reckless Driving | Suffolk | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Each row links to Crawford Ellsworth'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.
Improper Driving
4
Defective Equipment Generally
3
No Driver's License
3
Defective Equipment Generally
2
Reg Viol; Not Tier Iii
2
55/40 Sp
1
69/60 Sp
1
79/70 Speeding
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George County | 295 | 168 | 127 |
| Suffolk | 120 | 84 | 36 |
| New Kent County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Southampton County | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Isle of Wight County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chesterfield County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| York County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Crawford Ellsworth appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 173 | 111 | 38 | 51 | 20 |
| Traffic Infraction | 40 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
| Failure to Appear | 31 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 31 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| Property Destruction | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 25 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Larceny / Theft | 25 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| Reckless Driving | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Assault & Battery | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Other attorneys with cases in Prince George County
Listed by case volume in Prince George County, 2025.
| Attorney | Prince George County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Sylvester | 634 | 1,059 |
| Andrew Sells | 303 | 511 |
| Carol Zacheiss | 156 | 291 |
| Whitney King | 130 | 207 |
| Mary K Martin | 88 | 240 |
| Christopher Hale | 71 | 114 |
| Linda Tomlin | 67 | 69 |
| Anthony N Sylvester | 63 | 67 |
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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Crawford Ellsworth appeared as defense counsel of record in 444 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 278 in District Court and 166 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Prince George County, with 295 of 444 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Crawford Ellsworth's case record was Failure to Appear (31 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 307 resolved cases: 38% convicted of original charge (116), 46% dropped (142 = 100 nolle prossed + 42 dismissed), 13% reduced to a lesser charge (39), 3% acquitted (10). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 165 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 148 (90%) resolved by guilty plea and 17 (10%) went to trial — 10 acquittals and 7 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. "Crawford Ellsworth — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/crawford-ellsworth. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.