Contempt of Court in Russell County
328 cases · Russell County Courts
Updated August 24, 2026 · Data through 2025
Charge statistics were restated in July 2026 — cases are now grouped by the Virginia Code section charged. What changed and why
Based on 328 public court records from 2025, Contempt of Court cases in Russell County General District Court have a 98.1% dismissal rate (statewide avg: 62.8%), a 1.9% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 1.6 months.
Key takeaways
- 98.1% of Contempt of Court cases in Russell County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 328 public court records (Virginia average: 62.8%).
- 1.9% resulted in conviction.
- The median case resolved in 1.6 months; the slowest quarter took 2.0 months or more.
Case Outcomes — General District Court
Of 328 General District Court cases in Russell County filed in 2025, 311 ended in a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal — the basis for the rates below. This is where most Contempt of Court cases start.
Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution
Largest outcomeDismissed by judge — 98.1% of 311 resolved cases.
Source: 328 General District Court records, Russell County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Exhibit · How Russell 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 Russell County General District Court? See the full General District Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.
January to June 2026 · read at June 30 · General District Court
359 contempt of court cases in Russell County General District Court were filed January to June 2026, and 126 had resolved by June 30.
Of the 126 resolved, 95.2% were dismissed or dropped and 4.8% ended in a conviction. 233 were still open at June 30. The same read of January to June 2025 is beside it, so the two half-years are compared at the same age.
| Measure | Jan–Jun 2026 | Jan–Jun 2025, same read |
|---|---|---|
| Filed | 359 | 249 |
| Resolved by June 30 | 126 | 140 |
| Still open at June 30 | 233 | 109 |
| Dismissed or dropped, of resolved | 95.2% | 97.9% |
| Convicted, of resolved | 4.8% | 2.1% |
| Convicted on a reduced charge, of resolved | 0.0% | 0.0% |
A case counts as resolved only if its final hearing was held on or before June 30 of its filing year; rates divide by those cases. General District Court only — 2026 Circuit Court figures are not yet published (feed paused 2026-07-09). Filed counts carry a recording caveat and no year-over-year change is claimed. Source read 2026-09-14; the 2025 benchmark elsewhere on this page is the full calendar year. Method.
Sentencing When Convicted
Case Duration
Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.
Exhibit · Case duration
Getting Help With a Contempt of Court Charge
Representation options in Russell 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 Russell County.
Commonwealth's Attorney Office — Russell County
1,190 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Russell County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →
Arresting Officers — Dismissal Rates
Officers whose Contempt of Court arrests in Russell 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 Russell CountyCommon Questions
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 Russell County compare to other Virginia courts?
Russell County has a 98.1% 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. See methodology for definitions, denominators, and known coverage gaps.
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What this record cannot show
This page is built from what court clerks recorded for Contempt of Court cases in Russell County. Some of what you may want to know is not in that record.
- The judge. Virginia’s court records do not carry the judge’s name, so nothing on this page describes any judge.
- The prosecutor. The record names the office — the Russell County Commonwealth’s Attorney — not the individual prosecutor who handled a case.
- Why a case ended the way it did. A dismissal can mean a witness did not appear, a motion was won, a plea was reached on another charge, or evidence never arrived. The record shows the outcome, not the reason.
- Cases still open. Rates here count only the 311 cases that reached a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal. The other 17 cases filed in 2025 were still pending or otherwise unresolved when the record was read, and they are in none of the rates.
- Cases filed before 2025. This page covers cases filed in 2025. A case filed in 2024 and decided in 2025 is not here.
- Whether the person had a lawyer. The court’s counsel field is not reliable enough to publish, so this page does not say who was represented, or whether counsel was hired or appointed.
- Guilty plea or trial in General District Court. District court records do not say whether a conviction came by plea or after a trial. Only Circuit Court records do, so no plea or trial rate appears here.
- What the 2026 half-year can show. The January to June 2026 figures are General District Court only, read at June 30, and count a case as resolved only if its final hearing was held by that date. 233 of the 359 cases filed were still open at the read. Circuit Court 2026 is not yet published; no year-over-year change is claimed.
- Time actually served. Sentences here are what the court imposed. Suspended time is included unless a figure says <em>active</em>. Time served, credit for time already spent in jail, and early release are not in the record.
Every figure on this page comes from Virginia’s public court records as read on August 24, 2026. Coverage notes and definitions are in the methodology. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will check the record.
Cite this page
VirginiaCourtFile.com (2026). Contempt of Court Outcomes — Russell County, Virginia. Based on 328 public court records, 2025; last updated August 24, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/contempt-of-court/russell-county