Court level
24 % District · 76 % Circuit
Steven Barnette
Defense counsel of record in 391 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025391
Steven Barnette appeared as defense counsel of record in 391 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
York County · 315 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 22
Across 137 resolved 2025 cases, 53% were dropped — 42 nolle prossed and 30 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 137 of 391. "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 65 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
6295%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
35%
3 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
100%
3 of 3 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Steven Barnette's most common charge category in 2025 (22 cases of record · 14 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 Larceny / Theft page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Steven Barnette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larceny / Theft | Richmond County | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Larceny / Theft | York County | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Drug Possession | York County | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Property Destruction | York County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Reckless Driving | York County | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Assault & Battery | York County | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Failure to Appear | Richmond County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | Richmond County | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | Richmond County | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Driving Suspended | Richmond County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | York County | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Driving Suspended | York County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Each row links to Steven Barnette'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.
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
2
44/35 Sp
1
Defective Equipment Generally
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
Driv Too Fast For Cond.-Misd.
1
DWI, First Offense
1
DWI, Second Offense
1
Elude/Disregard Police-Misd.
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| York County | 315 | 40 | 275 |
| Richmond County | 71 | 51 | 20 |
| Middlesex County | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hampton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| King William County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New Kent County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Steven Barnette appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 295 | 63 | 19 | 36 | 5 |
| Larceny / Theft | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Property Destruction | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Failure to Appear | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| DUI / DWI | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in York County
Listed by case volume in York County, 2025.
| Attorney | York County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Roberts | 249 | 295 |
| Christopher Reagan | 143 | 276 |
| Gordon Klugh | 131 | 219 |
| Timothy G Clancy | 124 | 170 |
| John Konstantinou | 108 | 178 |
| Steven Birocco | 104 | 184 |
| Sean Jung | 99 | 223 |
| Julie Churchill | 77 | 126 |
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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Steven Barnette appeared as defense counsel of record in 391 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 93 in District Court and 298 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
York County, with 315 of 391 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Steven Barnette's case record was Larceny / Theft (22 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 137 resolved cases: 34% convicted of original charge (46), 53% dropped (72 = 42 nolle prossed + 30 dismissed), 12% reduced to a lesser charge (16), 2% acquitted (3). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 65 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 62 (95%) resolved by guilty plea and 3 (5%) went to trial — 3 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. "Steven Barnette — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/steven-barnette. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.