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Cases of record · 202562

N Hobbs appeared as defense counsel of record in 62 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Newport News · 41 cases
Most common charge
DUI / DWI · 10

Across 52 resolved 2025 cases, 64% were dropped — 25 nolle prossed and 8 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 52 of 62. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
15
29%
Dropped
33
64%
Nolle prossed
25
Dismissed
8
Reduced to a lesser charge
2
4%
To Reckless Driving
1
Within charge family
1
Acquitted
2
4%

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.

Top charge — DUI / DWI

N Hobbs's most common charge category in 2025 (10 cases of record · 9 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
7
78%
Dropped
0
0%
Reduced to a lesser charge
2
22%

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

N Hobbs'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 Newport News 7 7 0
Weapons Offense Williamsburg 4 4 0
Reckless Driving Newport News 3 3 0
See also

DUI / DWI outcomes in Newport News — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for DUI / DWI cases in Newport News, using the same definitions as above.

Reduction targets

When the original charge was reduced, the case was most often resolved as one of the following lesser charges.

DWI, First Offense
1
Reckless Driving
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Newport News 41 41 0
Williamsburg 15 15 0
Gloucester County 4 4 0
Norfolk 2 2 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories N Hobbs appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 23 20 3 16 0
DUI / DWI 10 9 7 0 2
Traffic Infraction 7 7 2 5 0
Weapons Offense 6 4 0 4 0
Assault & Battery 3 3 0 3 0
Disorderly Conduct 3 3 1 1 0
Public Intoxication 3 3 1 2 0
Reckless Driving 3 0 0 0 0
Property Destruction 2 2 1 1 0
Drug Possession 1 0 0 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Newport News

Listed by case volume in Newport News, 2025.

Attorney Newport News cases Total (statewide)
C Young 309 310
John Haugh 235 382
S Ehrenworth 231 232
Christopher Young 205 220
C Reagan 147 160
J Goff 134 162
Stephen Teague 125 160
A Gregg 114 134

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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.

Common questions

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N Hobbs appeared as defense counsel of record in 62 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 62 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Newport News, with 41 of 62 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in N Hobbs's case record was DUI / DWI (10 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 52 resolved cases: 29% convicted of original charge (15), 64% dropped (33 = 25 nolle prossed + 8 dismissed), 4% reduced to a lesser charge (2), 4% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
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. "N Hobbs — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/n-hobbs. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.