Court level
82 % District · 18 % Circuit
David Clements
Defense counsel of record in 169 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025169
David Clements appeared as defense counsel of record in 169 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Chesterfield County · 110 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 29
Across 128 resolved 2025 cases, 55% were dropped — 49 nolle prossed and 21 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 128 of 169. "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
David Clements's most common charge category in 2025 (29 cases of record · 26 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
David Clements'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 | Chesterfield County | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Probation Violation | Colonial Heights | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Larceny / Theft | Chesterfield County | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Chesterfield County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Probation Violation | Chesterfield County | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Assault & Battery | Chesterfield County | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Chesterfield County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Richmond City | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Grand Larceny | Chesterfield County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
See also
Reckless Driving outcomes in Chesterfield County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Reckless Driving cases in Chesterfield 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.
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
4
Improper Driving
4
Defective Equipment Generally
2
Drug Paraphernalia
2
Unauthorized Possession of Paraphernalia
2
Assault & Battery
1
Assault & Battery-Fam Member
1
Attempt-Paraphernalia: Type No Clear
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield County | 110 | 99 | 11 |
| Colonial Heights | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| Richmond City | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Dinwiddie County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Powhatan County | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Amelia County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| New Kent County | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Henrico County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hopewell | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories David Clements appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 42 | 36 | 6 | 28 | 2 |
| Reckless Driving | 29 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 |
| Probation Violation | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Traffic Infraction | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Larceny / Theft | 12 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Drug Possession | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| DUI / DWI | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Assault & Battery | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Grand Larceny | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Other attorneys with cases in Chesterfield County
Listed by case volume in Chesterfield County, 2025.
| Attorney | Chesterfield County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Bowles | 721 | 741 |
| Jose Aponte | 623 | 699 |
| Gregory Sheldon | 515 | 833 |
| Linwood Wells | 429 | 1,041 |
| Wayne Morgan | 335 | 828 |
| Stephen Sommers | 334 | 401 |
| Kristen Thornbrugh | 294 | 500 |
| Erin Ranney | 241 | 343 |
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.
David Clements appeared as defense counsel of record in 169 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 138 in District Court and 31 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Chesterfield County, with 110 of 169 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in David Clements's case record was Reckless Driving (29 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 128 resolved cases: 23% convicted of original charge (29), 55% dropped (70 = 49 nolle prossed + 21 dismissed), 23% reduced to a lesser charge (29), 0% acquitted (0). 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. Last updated July 8, 2026.
This page shows the 2025 public slice of the record — cases meeting the publication threshold, aggregated by counsel of record. Attorneys can commission an Annual Practice Review from VCF Intelligence — the complete attributed record, with peer benchmarks, venue-by-venue outcomes, and officer and prosecutor patterns. Corrections to this page go through the correction form.
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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. "David Clements — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/david-clements. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed July 8, 2026. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.