Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025152

Julie Churchill Dc-40 appeared as defense counsel of record in 152 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Gloucester County · 152 cases
Most common charge
DUI / DWI · 17

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 129 of 152. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
71
55%
Dropped
43
33%
Nolle prossed
25
Dismissed
18
Reduced to a lesser charge
7
5%
Within charge family
7
Acquitted
8
6%

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

Pled guilty
7891%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
89%
8 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
100%
8 of 8 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — DUI / DWI

Julie Churchill Dc-40's most common charge category in 2025 (17 cases of record · 16 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
13
81%
Dropped
2
12%
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 DUI / DWI page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

Julie Churchill Dc-40'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 Gloucester County 17 17 0
Larceny / Theft Gloucester County 16 16 0
Failure to Appear Gloucester County 15 15 0
Drug Possession Gloucester County 12 12 0
Driving Suspended Gloucester County 11 11 0
Assault & Battery Gloucester County 6 6 0
Property Destruction Gloucester County 5 5 0
Weapons Offense Gloucester County 4 4 0
Trespassing Gloucester County 3 3 0

Each row links to Julie Churchill Dc-40'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.

No Driver's License
2
Rev Lic Contingent On Fin Resp
2
No Driver's License
1
Petit Larceny
1
Unauthorized Possession of Paraphernalia
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Gloucester County 152 152 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Julie Churchill Dc-40 appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 53 46 29 14 0
DUI / DWI 17 16 13 2 0
Larceny / Theft 16 16 10 5 1
Failure to Appear 15 15 10 3 0
Drug Possession 12 2 0 1 1
Driving Suspended 11 11 4 2 4
Assault & Battery 6 4 0 3 0
Property Destruction 5 4 0 4 0
Weapons Offense 4 2 1 1 0
Trespassing 3 3 2 1 0

Other attorneys with cases in Gloucester County

Listed by case volume in Gloucester County, 2025.

Attorney Gloucester County cases Total (statewide)
Brian Decker Dc-40 244 244
Brian W Decker 241 296
S Barnette Dc-40 207 207
Julie L Churchill 168 185
M; Jr Soberick Dc-40 135 135
D Hensley 126 132
Steven D Barnette 120 258
B Decker 119 145

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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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Julie Churchill Dc-40 appeared as defense counsel of record in 152 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 152 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Gloucester County, with 152 of 152 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Julie Churchill Dc-40's case record was DUI / DWI (17 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 129 resolved cases: 55% convicted of original charge (71), 33% dropped (43 = 25 nolle prossed + 18 dismissed), 5% reduced to a lesser charge (7), 6% acquitted (8). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 86 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 78 (91%) resolved by guilty plea and 8 (9%) went to trial — 8 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. "Julie Churchill Dc-40 — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/julie-churchill-dc-40. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.