Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025174

Jonathan F Keephart appeared as defense counsel of record in 174 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Culpeper County · 159 cases
Most common charge
DUI / DWI · 13

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 157 of 174. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
83
53%
Dropped
54
34%
Nolle prossed
36
Dismissed
18
Reduced to a lesser charge
20
13%
To Improper Driving
5
Within charge family
15
Acquitted
0
0%

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 103 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
103100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Top charge — DUI / DWI

Jonathan F Keephart's most common charge category in 2025 (13 cases of record · 12 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
9
75%
Dropped
0
0%
Reduced to a lesser charge
3
25%

Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the DUI / DWI page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

Jonathan F Keephart'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
DUI / DWI Culpeper County 13 13 0
Larceny / Theft Culpeper County 9 9 0
Driving Suspended Culpeper County 7 7 0
Failure to Appear Culpeper County 7 7 0
Public Intoxication Culpeper County 3 3 0
Reckless Driving Culpeper County 3 3 0
Weapons Offense Culpeper County 3 3 0

Each row links to Jonathan F Keephart'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
DWI, First Offense
2
No Driver's License
2
44/25 Sp
1
54/45 Sp
1
74/55 Sp
1
80/55 Sp
1
85/55 Sp
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Culpeper County 159 159 0
Fauquier County 4 4 0
Madison County 3 3 0
Orange County 3 3 0
Rappahannock County 3 3 0
Greene County 2 2 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Jonathan F Keephart appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Traffic Infraction 58 55 37 16 2
Other 56 52 19 24 9
DUI / DWI 13 12 9 0 3
Larceny / Theft 9 9 3 5 1
Failure to Appear 8 8 5 3 0
Driving Suspended 7 5 3 0 2
Reckless Driving 6 6 3 2 1
Assault & Battery 3 2 0 2 0
Public Intoxication 3 2 1 1 0
Weapons Offense 3 3 2 0 1

Other attorneys with cases in Culpeper County

Listed by case volume in Culpeper County, 2025.

Attorney Culpeper County cases Total (statewide)
James S Reid 433 457
Kevin E Smith 398 398
Hannon E Wright 283 306
Anthony Martin 255 542
James R Herring 254 368
Kevin Smith 232 255
Hannon Wright 221 265
Ryan J Rakness 217 390

View all attorneys with cases in Culpeper County →

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.

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Jonathan F Keephart appeared as defense counsel of record in 174 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 174 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Culpeper County, with 159 of 174 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Jonathan F Keephart's case record was DUI / DWI (13 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 157 resolved cases: 53% convicted of original charge (83), 34% dropped (54 = 36 nolle prossed + 18 dismissed), 13% reduced to a lesser charge (20), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 103 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 103 (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. "Jonathan F Keephart — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/jonathan-f-keephart. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.