Contempt of Court cases in Campbell County are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 88 cases in 2025, 38.8% were dismissed or dropped and 55.1% resulted in conviction.

Key takeaways

  • 38.8% of Contempt of Court cases in Campbell County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 88 public court records (Virginia average: 62.5%).
  • 55.1% resulted in conviction; 6.1% ended in acquittal.
  • The median case resolved in 2.6 months; the slowest quarter took 5.1 months or more.
38.8%
Dismissal Rate
vs 62.5% statewide
55.1%
Conviction Rate
vs 35.6% statewide
2.6 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 88 Circuit Court cases in Campbell County were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

38.8%
55.1%
Dismissed by judge 38.8% (n=19) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 0.0% (n=0) Convicted 55.1% (n=27) Acquitted 6.1%

Largest outcomeConvicted — 55.1% of 49 resolved cases.

Source: 88 Circuit Court records, Campbell County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Campbell County compares

Dismissal rates for Contempt of Court in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the highest-volume neighboring jurisdictions in the same region.

Campbell CountyThis page 38.8% 88 cases
Bedford County 55.8% 47 cases Orange County 65.2% 33 cases Lynchburg 76.2% 22 cases
Statewide average 62.5% all Virginia

Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.

Filed in Campbell County Circuit Court? See the full Circuit Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

9 days
Avg Sentence
10 days
Median Sentence

Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 24 days
Median 2.6 months
Slowest 25% 5.1 months
II Getting Help

Representation options in Campbell County.

If you cannot afford an attorney for a contempt of court charge, you may qualify for court-appointed counsel or a public defender. How Virginia's indigent-defense system works explains who qualifies and how representation is assigned in Campbell County. Defense attorneys who have appeared on contempt of court cases in Campbell County are listed below.

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Campbell County and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Contempt of Court cases in 2025. Listed by case count.

Counts are each attorney's full 2025 caseload statewide. Click any name for their jurisdiction + outcome breakdown.

All Virginia defense attorneys

982 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Campbell County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →

Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results. Consult a licensed attorney for guidance on your case.

How does Campbell County compare to other Virginia courts?

Campbell County has a 38.8% dismissal rate for Contempt of Court cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Contempt of Court overview to compare dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines across every jurisdiction.

Where does this data come from and how often is it updated?

All figures on this page come from Virginia's public Case Information System (CIS) and District Court system, calendar year 2025 onward. The dataset is refreshed quarterly. See methodology for definitions, denominators, and known coverage gaps.

Cite this page

VirginiaCourtFile.com (2026). Contempt of Court Outcomes — Campbell County, Virginia. Based on 88 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/contempt-of-court/campbell-county

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