Contempt of Court cases in Rockbridge County are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 26 cases in 2025, 20.0% were dismissed or dropped and 80.0% resulted in conviction.

Key takeaways

  • 20.0% of Contempt of Court cases in Rockbridge County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 26 public court records (Virginia average: 62.5%).
  • 80.0% resulted in conviction.
  • The median case resolved in 4.1 months; the slowest quarter took 8.4 months or more.
20.0%
Dismissal Rate
vs 62.5% statewide
80.0%
Conviction Rate
vs 35.6% statewide
4.1 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 26 Circuit Court cases in Rockbridge County were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

20.0%
80.0%
Dismissed by judge 20.0% (n=4) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 0.0% (n=0) Convicted 80.0% (n=16) Acquitted 0.0%

Largest outcomeConvicted — 80.0% of 20 resolved cases.

Source: 26 Circuit Court records, Rockbridge County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Rockbridge 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.

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

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

17 days
Avg Sentence
10 days
Median Sentence
$542
Avg Fine

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

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 26 days
Median 4.1 months
Slowest 25% 8.4 months
II Getting Help

Representation options in Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County. Defense attorneys who have appeared on contempt of court cases in Rockbridge County are listed below.

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Rockbridge 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

1,241 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →

III Background

Officers whose Contempt of Court arrests in Rockbridge County are dismissed most frequently. Minimum 10 cases.

Ranking shows officers in this jurisdiction with the highest Contempt of Court dismissal rates (minimum 10 cases). Click any name for their full record.

All arresting officers in Rockbridge County

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 Rockbridge County compare to other Virginia courts?

Rockbridge County has a 20.0% 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 — Rockbridge County, Virginia. Based on 26 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/contempt-of-court/rockbridge-county

Related Contempt of Court across Virginia · § 18.2-456(A)(5) · § 19.2-358 · § 18.2-456 · § 18.2-456(A)(1)