Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025451

Thomas F; Jr Koerner appeared as defense counsel of record in 451 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Fairfax County · 441 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 136

Across 276 resolved 2025 cases, 82% were dropped — 199 nolle prossed and 28 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 276 of 451. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
35
13%
Dropped
227
82%
Nolle prossed
199
Dismissed
28
Reduced to a lesser charge
13
5%
Within charge family
13
Acquitted
1
0%

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

Pled guilty
4898%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
12%
1 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Top charge — Larceny / Theft

Thomas F; Jr Koerner's most common charge category in 2025 (136 cases of record · 86 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
16
19%
Dropped
69
80%
Reduced to a lesser charge
1
1%

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

Thomas F; Jr Koerner'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 County 136 136 0
Drug Possession Fairfax County 32 32 0
Failure to Appear Fairfax County 20 20 0
Assault & Battery Fairfax County 19 19 0
Trespassing Fairfax County 17 17 0
Robbery Fairfax County 12 12 0
Obstruction Fairfax County 11 11 0
Property Destruction Fairfax County 10 10 0
Fraud / Forgery Fairfax County 7 7 0
Weapons Offense Fairfax County 7 7 0
Burglary / B&E Fairfax County 6 6 0
Contempt of Court Fairfax County 6 6 0

Each row links to Thomas F; Jr Koerner'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.

Possession/Distribution of Paraphernalia
2
Assault & Battery
1
Assault & Battery
1
Concealed Weapon: Carry
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
Drugs: Possess Schedule Iii
1
DWI, First Offense
1
Fail To Pay Full Time & Attn
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Fairfax County 441 441 0
Arlington County 7 7 0
Fauquier County 2 1 1
Prince William County 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Thomas F; Jr Koerner appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 142 82 7 71 4
Larceny / Theft 136 86 16 69 1
Drug Possession 32 22 0 18 4
Failure to Appear 20 17 2 15 0
Assault & Battery 19 12 1 10 0
Trespassing 17 14 2 12 0
Robbery 12 8 0 7 1
Obstruction 11 6 2 3 1
Property Destruction 10 5 1 4 0
Weapons Offense 7 3 0 2 1

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
Raj Dua 481 712

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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.

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Thomas F; Jr Koerner appeared as defense counsel of record in 451 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 450 in District Court and 1 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Fairfax County, with 441 of 451 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Thomas F; Jr Koerner's case record was Larceny / Theft (136 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 276 resolved cases: 13% convicted of original charge (35), 82% dropped (227 = 199 nolle prossed + 28 dismissed), 5% reduced to a lesser charge (13), 0% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 49 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 48 (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. "Thomas F; Jr Koerner — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/thomas-f-jr-koerner. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.