Court level
42 % District · 58 % Circuit
Lee Kilduff
Defense counsel of record in 401 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025401
Lee Kilduff appeared as defense counsel of record in 401 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Petersburg · 130 cases
Most common charge
Weapons Offense · 107
Across 279 resolved 2025 cases, 70% were dropped — 159 nolle prossed and 36 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 279 of 401. "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 84 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
8095%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
45%
4 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
100%
4 of 4 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Weapons Offense
Lee Kilduff's most common charge category in 2025 (107 cases of record · 78 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 Weapons Offense page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Lee Kilduff'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons Offense | Petersburg | 51 | 16 | 35 |
| Weapons Offense | Richmond City | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| Weapons Offense | Chesterfield County | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Prince George County | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Drug Possession | Petersburg | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Weapons Offense | Colonial Heights | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Weapons Offense | Hopewell | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Assault & Battery | Prince George County | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| DUI / DWI | Prince George County | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Drug Distribution | Louisa County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Drug Possession | Colonial Heights | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Drug Possession | Prince George County | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Each row links to Lee Kilduff'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.
Drug Possession (Schedule I/II)
3
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
3
Possession with Intent (Schedule I/II)
3
Assault & Battery
2
Assault & Battery-Fam Member
2
Elude/Disregard Police-Misd.
2
Possess Gun W/ Schedule I-Ii Drug
2
Concealed Weapon: Carry
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg | 130 | 42 | 88 |
| Prince George County | 75 | 25 | 50 |
| Chesterfield County | 54 | 51 | 3 |
| Hopewell | 47 | 5 | 42 |
| Colonial Heights | 43 | 32 | 11 |
| Richmond City | 35 | 8 | 27 |
| Dinwiddie County | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Henrico County | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Louisa County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Lee Kilduff appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 199 | 130 | 21 | 90 | 17 |
| Weapons Offense | 107 | 78 | 11 | 58 | 8 |
| Drug Possession | 19 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| DUI / DWI | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Traffic Infraction | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Robbery | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Murder / Manslaughter | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Petersburg
Listed by case volume in Petersburg, 2025.
| Attorney | Petersburg cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Livingston | 133 | 249 |
| Nicole Gibson | 97 | 97 |
| James Rosson | 83 | 83 |
| Walter Harris | 80 | 80 |
| Christopher Feldmann | 71 | 79 |
| Catherine Lawler | 67 | 159 |
| I Scott Pickus | 55 | 64 |
| Shaun Huband | 54 | 54 |
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.
Lee Kilduff appeared as defense counsel of record in 401 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 169 in District Court and 232 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Petersburg, with 130 of 401 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Lee Kilduff's case record was Weapons Offense (107 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 279 resolved cases: 19% convicted of original charge (53), 70% dropped (195 = 159 nolle prossed + 36 dismissed), 10% reduced to a lesser charge (27), 1% acquitted (4). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 84 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 80 (95%) resolved by guilty plea and 4 (5%) went to trial — 4 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. "Lee Kilduff — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/lee-kilduff. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.