Court level
54 % District · 46 % Circuit
Shannon Johnson
Defense counsel of record in 290 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025290
Shannon Johnson appeared as defense counsel of record in 290 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Prince William County · 263 cases
Most common charge
Failure to Appear · 26
Across 193 resolved 2025 cases, 60% were dropped — 88 nolle prossed and 28 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 193 of 290. "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 77 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
6787%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
1013%
2 acquittals · 8 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
20%
2 of 10 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Failure to Appear
Shannon Johnson's most common charge category in 2025 (26 cases of record · 23 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 Failure to Appear page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Shannon Johnson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failure to Appear | Prince William County | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| Drug Possession | Prince William County | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Larceny / Theft | Prince William County | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Weapons Offense | Prince William County | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| Assault & Battery | Prince William County | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Obstruction | Prince William County | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| DUI / DWI | Prince William County | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Drug Distribution | Prince William County | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Grand Larceny | Prince William County | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Robbery | Prince William County | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Kidnapping / Abduction | Prince William County | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Murder / Manslaughter | Prince William County | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Each row links to Shannon Johnson'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.
Drugs: Possess Schedule Iii
8
Fail To Appear, Misd. Offense
2
Obstruct Justice/Resist Arrest
2
Petit Larc <$1000 Not Frm Pers
2
Trespass After Forbidden
2
Assault & Battery
1
Assault & Battery
1
Assault & Battery-Fam Member
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William County | 263 | 142 | 121 |
| Stafford County | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Spotsylvania County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Fairfax County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Alexandria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fredericksburg | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| King George County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Shannon Johnson appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 117 | 73 | 9 | 52 | 11 |
| Failure to Appear | 26 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 25 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Assault & Battery | 21 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Larceny / Theft | 21 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Weapons Offense | 18 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| DUI / DWI | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Drug Distribution | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Larceny | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Other attorneys with cases in Prince William County
Listed by case volume in Prince William County, 2025.
| Attorney | Prince William County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Sanders | 530 | 548 |
| William Pickett | 491 | 499 |
| Taso Saunders | 482 | 542 |
| Mark Branca | 467 | 486 |
| Joseph Mcguire | 439 | 453 |
| David Daugherty | 421 | 421 |
| Erin Ford | 420 | 427 |
| Brian Roman | 353 | 353 |
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.
Shannon Johnson appeared as defense counsel of record in 290 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 156 in District Court and 134 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Prince William County, with 263 of 290 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Shannon Johnson's case record was Failure to Appear (26 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 193 resolved cases: 22% convicted of original charge (42), 60% dropped (116 = 88 nolle prossed + 28 dismissed), 17% reduced to a lesser charge (33), 1% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 77 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 67 (87%) resolved by guilty plea and 10 (13%) went to trial — 2 acquittals and 8 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. "Shannon Johnson — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/shannon-johnson. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.