Court level
44 % District · 56 % Circuit
Elmer Woodard
Defense counsel of record in 324 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025324
Elmer Woodard appeared as defense counsel of record in 324 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Pittsylvania County · 184 cases
Most common charge
Probation Violation · 108
Across 173 resolved 2025 cases, 58% were dropped — 49 nolle prossed and 51 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 173 of 324. "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 · Circuit Court
Of 20 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial. General District Court records do not distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction, so this record is limited to Circuit Court, where the distinction is recorded.
Pled guilty
1575%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
525%
2 acquittals · 3 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
40%
2 of 5 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Probation Violation
Elmer Woodard's most common charge category in 2025 (108 cases of record · 20 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 Probation Violation page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Elmer Woodard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probation Violation | Danville | 58 | 8 | 50 |
| Sex Offense | Pittsylvania County | 51 | 16 | 35 |
| Probation Violation | Pittsylvania County | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Danville | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Assault & Battery | Danville | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Pittsylvania County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Danville | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | Danville | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Trespassing | Pittsylvania County | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Weapons Offense | Pittsylvania County | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | Pittsylvania County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | Danville | 5 | 4 | 1 |
See also
Probation Violation outcomes in Danville — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Probation Violation cases in Danville, 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.
Enter Property To Damage
1
Grand Larceny
1
Malicious Wounding
1
No Driver's License
1
Prelim Protect Ordr-Child
1
Rec/Buy Stolen Goods <$200
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsylvania County | 184 | 74 | 110 |
| Danville | 131 | 62 | 69 |
| Henry County | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Martinsville | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Elmer Woodard appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probation Violation | 108 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Sex Offense | 51 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Other | 47 | 31 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
| Larceny / Theft | 18 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Trespassing | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Pittsylvania County
Listed by case volume in Pittsylvania County, 2025.
| Attorney | Pittsylvania County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory T Casker | 596 | 824 |
| Mark T Williams | 90 | 152 |
| Henry Crider | 35 | 48 |
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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Elmer Woodard appeared as defense counsel of record in 324 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 144 in District Court and 180 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Pittsylvania County, with 184 of 324 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Elmer Woodard's case record was Probation Violation (108 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 173 resolved cases: 29% convicted of original charge (50), 58% dropped (100 = 49 nolle prossed + 51 dismissed), 4% reduced to a lesser charge (6), 10% acquitted (17). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 20 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict (Circuit Court is the only level where Virginia records distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction), 15 (75%) resolved by guilty plea and 5 (25%) went to trial — 2 acquittals and 3 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. Last updated July 8, 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. "Elmer Woodard — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/elmer-woodard. 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.