Court level
42 % District · 58 % Circuit
Joseph Cockfield
Defense counsel of record in 307 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025307
Joseph Cockfield appeared as defense counsel of record in 307 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Alleghany County · 86 cases
Most common charge
Failure to Appear · 20
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 191 of 307. "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 114 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
9281%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
2219%
1 acquittals · 21 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
5%
1 of 22 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Failure to Appear
Joseph Cockfield's most common charge category in 2025 (20 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 Failure to Appear page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Joseph Cockfield'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Possession | Alleghany County | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Botetourt County | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Assault & Battery | Alleghany County | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Failure to Appear | Roanoke City | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | Salem | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Larceny / Theft | Botetourt County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Weapons Offense | Alleghany County | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Burglary / B&E | Roanoke County | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Contempt of Court | Alleghany County | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Failure to Appear | Roanoke County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Roanoke County | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Larceny / Theft | Salem | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Each row links to Joseph Cockfield'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.
Othr Sex Offndr Fail To Regist
2
Obstruct/Resist W/O Force
1
Possess Firearm By Felon
1
Use Firearm In Felony 2nd Off
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany County | 86 | 32 | 54 |
| Botetourt County | 85 | 0 | 85 |
| Roanoke County | 51 | 40 | 11 |
| Salem | 37 | 31 | 6 |
| Roanoke City | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Rockbridge County | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Craig County | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Joseph Cockfield appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 155 | 78 | 42 | 32 | 3 |
| Failure to Appear | 20 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 16 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Trespassing | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Alleghany County
Listed by case volume in Alleghany County, 2025.
| Attorney | Alleghany County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Baker | 520 | 875 |
| Daniel Mowry | 179 | 240 |
| Craig Leisure | 157 | 338 |
| Michael Collins | 154 | 169 |
| Steve Wills | 142 | 148 |
| Stephen Wills | 139 | 222 |
| Don Burks | 134 | 244 |
| James Doss | 129 | 193 |
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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Joseph Cockfield appeared as defense counsel of record in 307 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 129 in District Court and 178 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Alleghany County, with 86 of 307 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Joseph Cockfield's case record was Failure to Appear (20 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 191 resolved cases: 56% convicted of original charge (108), 40% dropped (77 = 51 nolle prossed + 26 dismissed), 3% reduced to a lesser charge (5), 0% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 114 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 92 (81%) resolved by guilty plea and 22 (19%) went to trial — 1 acquittals and 21 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. "Joseph Cockfield — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/joseph-cockfield. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.