What are the case outcomes for Failure to Appear in Fairfax County?

Of 1965 cases filed in Fairfax County in 2025 (public records), 1334 reached a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal. Of those, 91.2% are dismissed, 8.0% result in conviction, and 0.8% end in acquittal. The median case takes 6.0 months. Individual outcomes depend on the specific facts of each case.

What is the dismissal rate for Failure to Appear in Fairfax County?

The dismissal rate is 91.2% of the 1334 cases that reached an outcome, out of 1965 filed in 2025 (public court records). This includes judicial dismissals and nolle prosequi (cases dropped by the prosecutor).

How long does a Failure to Appear case take in Fairfax County?

The median case takes 6.0 months. The fastest 25% resolve in 2.9 months, while the slowest 25% take 1.0 years or longer. Duration depends on factors specific to each case.

What is the conviction rate for Failure to Appear in Fairfax County?

The conviction rate for Failure to Appear in Fairfax County is 8.0% of the 1334 cases that reached an outcome, out of 1965 filed in 2025 (public court records). This includes guilty pleas and findings of guilt at trial.

What does the data show about charge reductions for Failure to Appear in Fairfax County?

1.3% of Failure to Appear cases in Fairfax County are amended to a lesser charge based on 2025 court records. The most common reduction is to Fail To Appear, Misd. Offense.

What's the difference between General District Court and Circuit Court for Failure to Appear in Fairfax County?

Failure to Appear cases in Fairfax County are heard in General District Court (1965 cases in 2025).

How does Fairfax County compare to other courts for Failure to Appear?

Fairfax County has a 91.2% dismissal rate for Failure to Appear. Visit the Failure to Appear overview page to compare dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines across all Virginia jurisdictions.

What does the sentencing data show for Failure to Appear in Fairfax County?

For those convicted of Failure to Appear in Fairfax County, the average sentence recorded is 1.2 months (including suspended time). Actual sentences depend on the specifics of each case. Consult a licensed attorney for guidance on your situation.

Failure to Appear in Fairfax County, VA

Statistics here cover General District Court cases only. The Fairfax County Circuit Court (19th Judicial Circuit) operates an independent case management system; felony cases that begin or are appealed there are not included in this dataset. See methodology →

Based on 1,965 public court records from 2025, Failure to Appear cases in Fairfax County General District Court have a 91.2% dismissal rate (statewide avg: 58.8%), a 8.0% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 6.0 months.

Key takeaways

91.2% of Failure to Appear cases in Fairfax County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 1,965 public court records (Virginia average: 58.8%).
8.0% resulted in conviction; 0.8% ended in acquittal.
1.3% were amended to a lesser charge, most often Fail To Appear, Misd. Offense.
The median case resolved in 6.0 months; the slowest quarter took 1.0 years or more.

91.2%

Dismissal Rate

▲ vs 58.8% statewide

8.0%

Conviction Rate

▼ vs 35.5% statewide

6.0 months

Median Duration

I Outcomes

Case Outcomes — General District Court

Of 1,965 General District Court cases in Fairfax County filed in 2025, 1,334 ended in a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal — the basis for the rates below. This is where most Failure to Appear cases start.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

23.9%

67.2%

Dismissed by judge 23.9% (n=319) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 67.2% (n=897) Convicted 8.0% (n=107) Acquitted 0.8%

Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 67.2% of 1,334 resolved cases.

Source: 1,965 General District Court records, Fairfax County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Fairfax County compares

Dismissal rates for Failure to Appear in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the highest-volume neighboring jurisdictions in the same region.

Fairfax CountyThis page 91.2% 1,965 cases

Prince William County 74.2% 2,476 cases Alexandria 59.0% 703 cases Loudoun County 80.7% 472 cases Stafford County 79.5% 466 cases

Statewide average 58.8% all Virginia

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

Filed in Fairfax County General District Court? See the full General District Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

VCF Sentencing Outcome Index

Outcomes for 127 convicted cases in Fairfax County General District Court (2025-2026).

Exhibit · Sentencing when convicted

8.7%

Received Active Jail

Median suppressed (N<30)

▼ vs 34.4% statewide

$100

Median Fine

63.8% received a fine

▲ vs $50 statewide

0.8%

Received Probation

Median suppressed (N<30)

▼ vs 9.4% statewide

These figures describe outcomes for cases that ended in conviction in Fairfax County General District Court. They do not predict any individual case outcome. See methodology for definitions and suppression rules.

Charge Reductions

When the original charge is amended to a lesser offense, usually through negotiation between the attorney and prosecutor.

Exhibit · Charge-reduction patterns

1.3% of Failure to Appear cases
in Fairfax County are reduced

25 cases had their charge amended to a lesser offense.

Most common reductions

Failure to Appear Fail To Appear, Misd. Offense

24 cases · 96.0% of reductions

Failure to Appear Petit Larceny

1 cases · 4.0% of reductions

Case Duration

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

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 2.9 months

Median 6.0 months

Slowest 25% 1.0 years

II Getting Help

Getting Help With a Failure to Appear Charge

Representation options in Fairfax County.

If you cannot afford an attorney for a failure to appear 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 Fairfax County. Defense attorneys who have appeared on failure to appear cases in Fairfax County are listed below.

Defense Attorneys with Failure to Appear Cases in Fairfax County

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Fairfax County and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Failure to Appear cases in 2025. Listed by case count.

William P Robinson 49 of 633 total Erin Smith 46 of 800 total Roger Nord 34 of 272 total Andrew M Stewart 29 of 413 total Thomas F Koerner 23 of 501 total David W Deane 22 of 561 total Keith P Corley 21 of 343 total Martin M Mooradian 20 of 294 total John Pickett 20 of 250 total Anthony M Nicewicz 19 of 221 total

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

All Virginia defense attorneys

III Background

Arresting Officers — Dismissal Rates

Officers whose Failure to Appear arrests in Fairfax County are dismissed most frequently. Minimum 10 cases.

B R Minger 100.0% 15 cases E A Burns 100.0% 12 cases Judge Lindner 100.0% 42 cases Judge Obregon 100.0% 69 cases Judge Simmons 100.0% 12 cases

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

All arresting officers in Fairfax County

Common 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.

Can a Failure to Appear charge be reduced to something lesser?

1.3% of Failure to Appear cases in Fairfax County were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Fail To Appear, Misd. Offense (24 cases), followed by Petit Larceny (1 cases). Whether a reduction is available depends on the specifics of the case and is typically negotiated between the defense attorney and the prosecutor.

How does Fairfax County compare to other Virginia courts?

Fairfax County has a 91.2% dismissal rate for Failure to Appear cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Failure to Appear 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.

Read this before you quote a number

What this record cannot show

This page is built from what court clerks recorded for Failure to Appear cases in Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 1,334 cases that reached a dismissal, plea, verdict, or acquittal. The other 631 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.
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.
Circuit Court cases in Fairfax County. The 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church) keeps its own case system outside the statewide record. Felony cases that begin or are appealed there are not counted on this page.

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). Failure to Appear Outcomes — Fairfax County, Virginia. Based on 1,965 public court records, 2025; last updated August 24, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/failure-to-appear/fairfax-county

Other Charges in Fairfax County

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7,442 cases · 9.3% dismissed

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5,549 cases · 70.9% dismissed

Public Intoxication

2,136 cases · 42.0% dismissed

DUI / DWI

2,106 cases · 16.0% dismissed