Court level
20 % District · 80 % Circuit
Jean Mckeen
Defense counsel of record in 91 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 202591
Jean Mckeen appeared as defense counsel of record in 91 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Gloucester County · 34 cases
Most common charge
Sex Offense · 17
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 46 of 91. "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
20100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Cases like yours
Jean Mckeen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex Offense | Middlesex County | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Larceny / Theft | Mathews County | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Assault & Battery | Middlesex County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Drug Possession | Mathews County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Failure to Appear | Charles City County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
See also
Sex Offense outcomes in Middlesex County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Sex Offense cases in Middlesex 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.
Agg Sex Batt: By Force/Injury
1
Contrib To Deliq Of Minor
1
Enter Property To Damage
1
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester County | 34 | 3 | 31 |
| Mathews County | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Middlesex County | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Charles City County | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Carroll County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Jean Mckeen appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 43 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| Sex Offense | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Protective Order Violation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Gloucester County
Listed by case volume in Gloucester County, 2025.
| Attorney | Gloucester County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Barnette Dc-40 | 175 | 175 |
| Brian W Decker | 169 | 343 |
| Brian Decker Dc-40 | 169 | 169 |
| Julie L Churchill | 159 | 275 |
| Amy M P Vanfossen | 117 | 225 |
| D Hensley | 108 | 113 |
| Michael T Soberick | 102 | 236 |
| B Decker | 102 | 123 |
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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Jean Mckeen appeared as defense counsel of record in 91 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 18 in District Court and 73 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Gloucester County, with 34 of 91 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Jean Mckeen's case record was Sex Offense (17 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 46 resolved cases: 48% convicted of original charge (22), 44% dropped (20 = 17 nolle prossed + 3 dismissed), 9% reduced to a lesser charge (4), 0% acquitted (0). 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), 20 (100%) resolved by guilty plea and 0 (0%) went to trial — 0 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. "Jean Mckeen — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/jean-mckeen. 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.