Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Raj Dua
Defense counsel of record in 712 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025712
Raj Dua appeared as defense counsel of record in 712 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Fairfax County · 481 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 94
Across 704 resolved 2025 cases, 59% were reduced to a lesser charge — most commonly to Improper Driving (71 cases).
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 704 of 712. "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 458 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
458100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Top charge — Reckless Driving
Raj Dua's most common charge category in 2025 (94 cases of record · 94 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 Reckless Driving page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Raj Dua'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reckless Driving | Fairfax County | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Loudoun County | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Fairfax County | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Stafford County | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Prince William County | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Prince William County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Arlington County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Loudoun County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | Fairfax County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Fairfax County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Loudoun County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Public Intoxication | Fairfax County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Each row links to Raj Dua'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.
Improper Driving
71
Fail To Obey Highway Sign
50
Defective Equipment Generally
42
Fail To Obey Highway Sign
18
Improper Driving
17
Defective Equipment Generally
15
Fail Pay Full Time & Attention
14
Fail To Pay Full Time/Attn
13
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 481 | 481 | 0 |
| Loudoun County | 94 | 94 | 0 |
| Prince William County | 86 | 86 | 0 |
| Arlington County | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Stafford County | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Fairfax City | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Fauquier County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Falls Church | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Shenandoah County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Raj Dua appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 309 | 307 | 19 | 68 | 220 |
| Traffic Infraction | 244 | 242 | 11 | 131 | 100 |
| Reckless Driving | 94 | 94 | 2 | 17 | 75 |
| DUI / DWI | 42 | 39 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| Larceny / Theft | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Public Intoxication | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Property Destruction | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Fairfax County
Listed by case volume in Fairfax County, 2025.
| Attorney | Fairfax County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Jad Sarsour | 1,387 | 1,671 |
| William P Robinson | 644 | 681 |
| Jeremy Letnick | 616 | 691 |
| Andrew M Stewart | 590 | 593 |
| Ryan Rambudhan | 548 | 673 |
| Brandon R Sloane | 535 | 571 |
| David W Deane | 517 | 522 |
| Roger Nord | 480 | 480 |
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.
Raj Dua appeared as defense counsel of record in 712 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 712 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Fairfax County, with 481 of 712 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Raj Dua's case record was Reckless Driving (94 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 704 resolved cases: 6% convicted of original charge (40), 35% dropped (246 = 147 nolle prossed + 99 dismissed), 59% reduced to a lesser charge (418), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 458 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 458 (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. "Raj Dua — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/raj-dua. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.