Court level
98 % District · 2 % Circuit
Jeffrey Jankovich
Defense counsel of record in 339 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025339
Jeffrey Jankovich appeared as defense counsel of record in 339 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Arlington County · 107 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 18
Across 326 resolved 2025 cases, 58% were reduced to a lesser charge — most commonly to Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep (32 cases).
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 326 of 339. "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 228 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
227100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
10%
1 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Top charge — Reckless Driving
Jeffrey Jankovich's most common charge category in 2025 (18 cases of record · 18 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
Jeffrey Jankovich'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 | Fairfax County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Stafford County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Each row links to Jeffrey Jankovich'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.
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
32
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
19
Defective Equipment Generally
18
Improper Driving
13
Defective Equipment Generally
12
Fail To Pay Full Time/Attn
8
Fail To Pay Full Time & Attent
6
Improper Driving
6
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington County | 107 | 103 | 4 |
| Fairfax County | 87 | 87 | 0 |
| Alexandria | 33 | 30 | 3 |
| Prince William County | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Loudoun County | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Shenandoah County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Stafford County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Hanover County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Henrico County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Jeffrey Jankovich appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic Infraction | 176 | 173 | 21 | 42 | 110 |
| Other | 130 | 124 | 12 | 47 | 64 |
| Reckless Driving | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| DUI / DWI | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Public Intoxication | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Larceny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Arlington County
Listed by case volume in Arlington County, 2025.
| Attorney | Arlington County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Hancock | 523 | 538 |
| Harry Dennis | 420 | 432 |
| Mark Thrash | 317 | 327 |
| William Robinson | 267 | 357 |
| Jeffrey P Jankovich | 255 | 483 |
| Rex Flynn | 170 | 198 |
| Clinton Shaw | 163 | 170 |
| Christopher Davis | 162 | 175 |
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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Jeffrey Jankovich appeared as defense counsel of record in 339 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 331 in District Court and 8 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Arlington County, with 107 of 339 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Jeffrey Jankovich's case record was Reckless Driving (18 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 326 resolved cases: 12% convicted of original charge (39), 30% dropped (98 = 48 nolle prossed + 50 dismissed), 58% reduced to a lesser charge (188), 0% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 228 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 227 (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. "Jeffrey Jankovich — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/jeffrey-jankovich. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.