Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025377

Kelly King appeared as defense counsel of record in 377 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
87 % District · 13 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Loudoun County · 353 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 54

Across 321 resolved 2025 cases, 70% were dropped — 171 nolle prossed and 52 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 321 of 377. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
46
14%
Dropped
223
70%
Nolle prossed
171
Dismissed
52
Reduced to a lesser charge
43
13%
To Improper Driving
3
Within charge family
40
Acquitted
9
3%

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

Pled guilty
8991%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
99%
9 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
100%
9 of 9 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Larceny / Theft

Kelly King's most common charge category in 2025 (54 cases of record · 47 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
12
26%
Dropped
35
74%
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 Larceny / Theft page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

Kelly King'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
Larceny / Theft Loudoun County 50 45 5
Fraud / Forgery Loudoun County 20 20 0
DUI / DWI Loudoun County 14 14 0
Weapons Offense Loudoun County 13 11 2
Obstruction Loudoun County 11 11 0
Reckless Driving Loudoun County 10 10 0
Assault & Battery Loudoun County 9 9 0
Grand Larceny Loudoun County 8 7 1
Failure to Appear Loudoun County 7 7 0
Drug Possession Loudoun County 5 5 0
Larceny / Theft Frederick County 4 0 4
Property Destruction Loudoun County 4 3 1

Each row links to Kelly King'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.

Fail To Pay Full Time/Attn
6
DWI, First Offense
5
Driving Under Revocation/Suspension
4
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
4
Improper Driving
3
Assault & Battery
2
Fail To Pay Full Time/Att
2
49/40 Sp
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Loudoun County 353 316 37
Frederick County 14 2 12
Prince William County 5 5 0
Clarke County 4 3 1
Fairfax County 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Kelly King appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 171 139 15 107 13
Larceny / Theft 54 47 12 35 0
Traffic Infraction 34 34 5 20 9
Fraud / Forgery 20 14 0 14 0
DUI / DWI 14 13 4 0 9
Obstruction 13 13 2 8 0
Weapons Offense 13 9 1 7 1
Reckless Driving 11 11 2 1 8
Assault & Battery 9 9 1 7 1
Grand Larceny 8 6 0 5 0

Other attorneys with cases in Loudoun County

Listed by case volume in Loudoun County, 2025.

Attorney Loudoun County cases Total (statewide)
William B Mann 994 1,155
William Mann 731 854
Shayan Noor 342 521
Eric Demetriades 297 314
Karen Kirkpatrick 258 335
Jessica Lau 256 260
Ryan Campbell 251 293
Caroline Koch 248 248

View all attorneys with cases in Loudoun 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.

Common questions

Quick reference for journalists, researchers, and AI assistants citing this page.

Kelly King appeared as defense counsel of record in 377 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 327 in District Court and 50 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Loudoun County, with 353 of 377 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Kelly King's case record was Larceny / Theft (54 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 321 resolved cases: 14% convicted of original charge (46), 70% dropped (223 = 171 nolle prossed + 52 dismissed), 13% reduced to a lesser charge (43), 3% acquitted (9). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 98 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 89 (91%) resolved by guilty plea and 9 (9%) went to trial — 9 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. "Kelly King — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/kelly-king. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.