Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025127

Ted Asbury appeared as defense counsel of record in 127 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
98 % District · 2 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Fairfax City · 74 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 26

Across 91 resolved 2025 cases, 54% were dropped — 40 nolle prossed and 9 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 91 of 127. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
25
28%
Dropped
49
54%
Nolle prossed
40
Dismissed
9
Reduced to a lesser charge
16
18%
To Improper Driving
2
Within charge family
14
Acquitted
1
1%

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 42 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
4198%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
12%
1 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Top charge — Larceny / Theft

Ted Asbury's most common charge category in 2025 (26 cases of record · 20 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
4
20%
Dropped
10
50%
Reduced to a lesser charge
6
30%

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

Ted Asbury'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 Fairfax City 20 20 0
Failure to Appear Fairfax City 11 11 0
Assault & Battery Fairfax City 8 8 0
DUI / DWI Arlington County 5 5 0
DUI / DWI Fairfax City 5 5 0
Failure to Appear Alexandria 4 4 0
Obstruction Fairfax City 4 4 0
Trespassing Fairfax City 4 4 0
Larceny / Theft Alexandria 3 3 0

Each row links to Ted Asbury'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.

Trespass After Forbidden
5
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
2
Disorderly Conduct
1
DWI, 1st BAC .14
1
DWI, 1st, No BAC
1
DWI: 2nd Off W/In 10Y
1
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
1
Fail To Obey Highway Sign
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Fairfax City 74 74 0
Arlington County 21 21 0
Alexandria 15 13 2
Fairfax County 6 6 0
Loudoun County 6 6 0
Prince William County 2 2 0
Stafford County 2 1 1
Fredericksburg 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Ted Asbury appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 34 19 6 11 2
Larceny / Theft 26 20 4 10 6
Failure to Appear 16 11 3 7 0
DUI / DWI 13 9 2 2 5
Assault & Battery 12 12 4 7 1
Traffic Infraction 6 6 0 4 2
Obstruction 5 5 3 2 0
Trespassing 5 3 2 1 0
Driving Suspended 3 1 0 1 0
Property Destruction 2 2 0 2 0

Other attorneys with cases in Fairfax City

Listed by case volume in Fairfax City, 2025.

Attorney Fairfax City cases Total (statewide)
Tom Koerner 47 47

View all attorneys with cases in Fairfax City →

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.

Ted Asbury appeared as defense counsel of record in 127 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 124 in District Court and 3 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Fairfax City, with 74 of 127 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Ted Asbury's case record was Larceny / Theft (26 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 91 resolved cases: 28% convicted of original charge (25), 54% dropped (49 = 40 nolle prossed + 9 dismissed), 18% reduced to a lesser charge (16), 1% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 42 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 41 (98%) resolved by guilty plea and 1 (2%) went to trial — 1 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. "Ted Asbury — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/ted-asbury. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.