Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025138

Jordan B Davies appeared as defense counsel of record in 138 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
4 % District · 96 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Amherst County · 94 cases
Most common charge
Drug Possession · 7

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 40 of 138. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
20
50%
Dropped
11
28%
Nolle prossed
6
Dismissed
5
Reduced to a lesser charge
6
15%
Within charge family
6
Acquitted
3
8%

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

Pled guilty
2276%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
724%
3 acquittals · 4 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
43%
3 of 7 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Drug Possession

Jordan B Davies's most common charge category in 2025 (7 cases of record · 6 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
5
83%
Dropped
1
17%
Reduced to a lesser charge
0
0%

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

Cases like yours

Jordan B Davies'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 Amherst County 6 0 6
Assault & Battery Appomattox County 4 0 4
Drug Possession Amherst County 4 0 4
Sex Offense Appomattox County 3 0 3

Each row links to Jordan B Davies'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.

Assault & Battery
1
Destruct Prop w/ Intentent <$1000
1
Distrb To Accommdate Schedule I/ Ii
1
Extort: In Writing
1
Speeding (1-9) Over Limit
1
Speeding (10-14) Over Limit
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Amherst County 94 0 94
Appomattox County 30 0 30
Prince Edward County 6 2 4
Bedford County 3 2 1
Charlotte County 3 0 3
Buckingham County 1 1 0
Lynchburg 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Jordan B Davies appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 99 14 6 4 4
Drug Possession 7 6 5 1 0
Probation Violation 6 1 0 1 0
Assault & Battery 5 4 1 1 0
Failure to Appear 3 3 3 0 0
Sex Offense 3 1 0 0 0
Traffic Infraction 3 2 0 1 1
Property Destruction 2 2 1 0 1
Reckless Driving 2 2 2 0 0
Weapons Offense 2 2 1 1 0

Other attorneys with cases in Amherst County

Listed by case volume in Amherst County, 2025.

Attorney Amherst County cases Total (statewide)
P Scott Debruin 214 297
Michael Lovell 165 228
Michael P Lovell 155 163
Mike Lovell 121 127
Robert Goad 108 109
Tom Berry 69 69
Charles F Felmlee 60 86
Mark T Stewart 57 64

View all attorneys with cases in Amherst 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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Jordan B Davies appeared as defense counsel of record in 138 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 6 in District Court and 132 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Amherst County, with 94 of 138 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Jordan B Davies's case record was Drug Possession (7 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 40 resolved cases: 50% convicted of original charge (20), 28% dropped (11 = 6 nolle prossed + 5 dismissed), 15% reduced to a lesser charge (6), 8% acquitted (3). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 29 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 22 (76%) resolved by guilty plea and 7 (24%) went to trial — 3 acquittals and 4 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. "Jordan B Davies — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/jordan-b-davies. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.