Court level
45 % District · 55 % Circuit
Phillip Justice
Defense counsel of record in 634 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025634
Phillip Justice appeared as defense counsel of record in 634 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Buchanan County · 627 cases
Most common charge
Probation Violation · 174
Across 270 resolved 2025 cases, 54% were dropped — 98 nolle prossed and 48 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 270 of 634. "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 124 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
12298%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
22%
2 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Top charge — Probation Violation
Phillip Justice's most common charge category in 2025 (174 cases of record · 17 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 Probation Violation page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Phillip Justice'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probation Violation | Buchanan County | 174 | 4 | 170 |
| Larceny / Theft | Buchanan County | 56 | 55 | 1 |
| Weapons Offense | Buchanan County | 47 | 15 | 32 |
| Drug Possession | Buchanan County | 40 | 20 | 20 |
| Failure to Appear | Buchanan County | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| DUI / DWI | Buchanan County | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Driving Suspended | Buchanan County | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Trespassing | Buchanan County | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Drug Distribution | Buchanan County | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Obstruction | Buchanan County | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | Buchanan County | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Buchanan County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Each row links to Phillip Justice'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
6
Defective Equipment Generally
4
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
3
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
3
Dist Methamphetamine
1
Possess Weapon/Non Violent
1
Possession Schedule I/Ii Drug
1
Simple Assault
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County | 627 | 278 | 349 |
| Tazewell County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Dickenson County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Russell County | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Phillip Justice appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probation Violation | 174 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Other | 150 | 72 | 30 | 39 | 3 |
| Larceny / Theft | 56 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 47 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 24 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Driving Suspended | 22 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Trespassing | 18 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Drug Distribution | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Buchanan County
Listed by case volume in Buchanan County, 2025.
| Attorney | Buchanan County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Laurie Conrad | 860 | 875 |
| Jason Gallagher | 359 | 453 |
| Kimberly Boyd | 136 | 136 |
| Kimberly Boyd Hibbitts | 135 | 135 |
| David Epling | 126 | 126 |
| Mary Mcgeorge | 83 | 91 |
| Nicholas Compton | 76 | 97 |
| James Slone | 72 | 72 |
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.
Phillip Justice appeared as defense counsel of record in 634 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 284 in District Court and 350 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Buchanan County, with 627 of 634 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Phillip Justice's case record was Probation Violation (174 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 270 resolved cases: 38% convicted of original charge (102), 54% dropped (146 = 98 nolle prossed + 48 dismissed), 7% reduced to a lesser charge (20), 1% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 124 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 122 (98%) resolved by guilty plea and 2 (2%) went to trial — 2 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. "Phillip Justice — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/phillip-justice. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.