Court level
2 % District · 98 % Circuit
Keith H Waldrop
Defense counsel of record in 93 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 202593
Keith H Waldrop appeared as defense counsel of record in 93 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Goochland County · 88 cases
Most common charge
Drug Possession · 8
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 58 of 93. "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 33 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
33100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Top charge — Drug Possession
Keith H Waldrop's most common charge category in 2025 (8 cases of record · 5 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 Drug Possession page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Keith H Waldrop'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 | Goochland County | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Larceny / Theft | Goochland County | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Failure to Appear | Goochland County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Kidnapping / Abduction | Goochland County | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Protective Order Violation | Goochland County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons Offense | Goochland County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Each row links to Keith H Waldrop'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.
64/55
1
Defective Equipment Generally
1
Drug Possession (Schedule I/II)
1
DWI: 2nd Off W/In 5Y
1
Enter House To Commit A&B etc..
1
Fail To Rtrn Rentl Prop <$1000
1
Petit Larc <$1000 Not Frm Pers
1
Petit Larceny <$1000
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goochland County | 88 | 0 | 88 |
| Hanover County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Powhatan County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Keith H Waldrop appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 45 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Drug Possession | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Failure to Appear | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Kidnapping / Abduction | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Traffic Infraction | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Protective Order Violation | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Grand Larceny | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Property Destruction | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Goochland County
Listed by case volume in Goochland County, 2025.
| Attorney | Goochland County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Scott D Cardani | 67 | 108 |
| J Paul Gregorio | 56 | 114 |
| Joshua Farmer | 17 | 34 |
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
Quick reference for journalists, researchers, and AI assistants citing this page.
Keith H Waldrop appeared as defense counsel of record in 93 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 2 in District Court and 91 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Goochland County, with 88 of 93 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Keith H Waldrop's case record was Drug Possession (8 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 58 resolved cases: 40% convicted of original charge (23), 43% dropped (25 = 21 nolle prossed + 4 dismissed), 17% reduced to a lesser charge (10), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 33 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 33 (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. "Keith H Waldrop — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/keith-h-waldrop. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.