Lunenburg County District Court
Criminal Case Statistics · 2,473 cases analyzed
According to 2,473 public court records from 2025, Lunenburg County District Court has a 22.7% dismissal rate, a 77.1% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 1.8 months.
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Ask a Lunenburg County attorney — freeDismissal rate includes judicial dismissals and nolle prosequi (prosecutor-dropped cases). Conviction rate includes guilty pleas and findings of guilt at trial. Median duration measures filing to final disposition. Data covers 2025 public court records across all charge types at this court. Last updated: May 2, 2026
2,473
Total Cases
22.7%
Dismissal Rate
▼ vs 39.1% district courts statewide
77.1%
Conviction Rate
▲ vs 59.5% district courts statewide
1.8 months
Median Duration
Avg: 2.4 months
Case Outcomes
Dismissed 22.7%
Convicted 77.1%
Most Common Charges
Exhibit · Dismissal rate by charge
How charges resolve at Lunenburg County District Court
Highest dismissalWeapons Offense — 81.8% of 20 cases, the highest among this court's most common charges.
Most Active Officers at This Court
| Officer | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughan | 289 | 15.1% | 84.9% |
| Phillips | 176 | 13.7% | 85.6% |
| Reeves | 153 | 12.2% | 87.8% |
| Winslow | 152 | 26.7% | 73.3% |
| Newman | 127 | 22.0% | 78.0% |
Defense Attorneys with Cases at This Court
Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Lunenburg County and who appeared as defense counsel of record in District Court here in 2025. Listed by case count. Click any name for their charge and outcome breakdown.
| Attorney | District cases | Total cases |
|---|---|---|
| Tessie Bacon | 58 | 82 |
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Commonwealth's Attorney Office
The office that prosecutes circuit court cases in Lunenburg County. 202 circuit filings in 2025.
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Compare All Virginia Courts
| Court | Type | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate | Median Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | District | 211,718 | 60.2% | 39.4% | 2.2 months |
| Prince William County | District | 101,860 | 46.8% | 52.6% | 2.3 months |
| Virginia Beach | District | 65,705 | 35.4% | 63.6% | 2.2 months |
| Henrico County | District | 60,955 | 35.9% | 62.8% | 2.6 months |
| Richmond City | District | 54,507 | 70.2% | 28.6% | 2.4 months |
| Norfolk | District | 53,137 | 68.2% | 30.5% | 2.4 months |
| Loudoun County | District | 50,527 | 34.6% | 64.4% | 2.1 months |
| Chesterfield County | District | 48,863 | 38.6% | 58.8% | 2.4 months |
| Arlington County | District | 38,692 | 52.8% | 46.5% | 2.1 months |
| Brunswick County | District | 31,063 | 4.3% | 95.7% | 2.9 months |
| Newport News | District | 30,566 | 48.4% | 48.5% | 2.2 months |
| Chesapeake | District | 27,994 | 31.3% | 65.3% | 2.2 months |
| Rockingham County | District | 27,437 | 36.3% | 63.0% | 1.9 months |
| Northampton County | District | 25,447 | 26.8% | 72.7% | 1.7 months |
| Augusta County | District | 22,364 | 37.7% | 62.2% | 1.6 months |
| Portsmouth | District | 21,660 | 44.6% | 55.1% | 1.9 months |
| Stafford County | District | 21,430 | 40.7% | 58.6% | 1.9 months |
| Fauquier County | District | 20,962 | 28.3% | 70.9% | 1.8 months |
| Roanoke City | District | 20,559 | 32.3% | 66.8% | 1.8 months |
| Hanover County | District | 20,019 | 24.8% | 69.0% | 2.0 months |
| Hampton | District | 19,258 | 42.1% | 49.5% | 2.4 months |
| Spotsylvania County | District | 18,350 | 35.2% | 63.3% | 1.8 months |
| York County | District | 17,581 | 33.9% | 64.4% | 1.6 months |
| Carroll County | District | 16,891 | 13.0% | 86.5% | 1.8 months |
| Roanoke County | District | 16,116 | 38.9% | 60.1% | 2.4 months |
| Smyth County | District | 15,945 | 18.7% | 80.5% | 2.1 months |
| Washington County | District | 15,835 | 31.9% | 66.8% | 1.9 months |
| Sussex County | District | 15,601 | 14.7% | 84.3% | 2.2 months |
| Montgomery County | District | 15,045 | 37.8% | 61.3% | 2.1 months |
| Alexandria | District | 14,776 | 43.6% | 56.0% | 1.6 months |
| Shenandoah County | District | 14,209 | 37.5% | 62.4% | 1.6 months |
| Wythe County | District | 13,870 | 30.9% | 67.5% | 1.8 months |
| Frederick County | District | 13,693 | 29.2% | 70.6% | 1.9 months |
| Williamsburg | District | 13,689 | 27.0% | 69.0% | 1.7 months |
| Lynchburg | District | 13,308 | 34.0% | 62.5% | 2.3 months |
| Greensville County | District | 13,278 | 9.1% | 90.7% | 1.7 months |
| Dinwiddie County | District | 13,227 | 20.3% | 79.6% | 1.8 months |
| Danville | District | 13,115 | 19.7% | 68.4% | 2.5 months |
| Botetourt County | District | 12,653 | 22.7% | 77.2% | 1.8 months |
| Caroline County | District | 12,177 | 33.9% | 64.9% | 2.1 months |
| New Kent County | District | 11,929 | 34.8% | 64.0% | 1.6 months |
| Albemarle County | District | 11,848 | 47.1% | 51.3% | 2.2 months |
| Hopewell | District | 11,691 | 19.2% | 80.4% | 2.0 months |
| Culpeper County | District | 11,597 | 27.5% | 71.2% | 1.8 months |
| Mecklenburg County | District | 11,328 | 21.5% | 78.4% | 2.1 months |
| Franklin County | District | 11,292 | 40.3% | 59.2% | 1.7 months |
| Accomack County | District | 11,135 | 28.1% | 70.2% | 1.5 months |
| Pulaski County | District | 11,081 | 19.8% | 79.5% | 2.1 months |
| Suffolk | District | 11,061 | 41.5% | 54.3% | 2.9 months |
| Petersburg | District | 10,929 | 38.6% | 57.8% | 2.1 months |
| Prince George County | District | 10,927 | 27.2% | 71.6% | 1.9 months |
| Orange County | District | 9,769 | 19.5% | 79.1% | 1.8 months |
| Gloucester County | District | 9,415 | 52.9% | 45.7% | 2.4 months |
| Fredericksburg | District | 9,266 | 33.2% | 63.5% | 1.7 months |
| Alleghany County | District | 9,092 | 38.8% | 61.1% | 1.8 months |
| Henry County | District | 9,078 | 38.0% | 60.9% | 1.7 months |
| Bristol | District | 9,002 | 34.7% | 63.5% | 2.3 months |
| Warren County | District | 8,854 | 28.7% | 70.6% | 1.9 months |
| Amherst County | District | 8,839 | 13.8% | 82.7% | 1.9 months |
| Halifax County | District | 8,663 | 21.1% | 77.4% | 1.6 months |
| Tazewell County | District | 8,656 | 34.9% | 63.3% | 2.4 months |
| Bedford County | District | 8,213 | 32.6% | 65.7% | 2.1 months |
| Southampton County | District | 7,955 | 30.0% | 67.2% | 3.3 months |
| Emporia | District | 7,887 | 14.8% | 84.8% | 1.2 months |
| Colonial Heights | District | 7,199 | 32.7% | 64.5% | 2.8 months |
| Wise County | District | 7,143 | 48.1% | 51.3% | 1.8 months |
| Rockbridge County | District | 7,113 | 28.9% | 69.0% | 1.9 months |
| Virginia Beach | Circuit | 7,073 | 24.3% | 73.6% | 3.5 months |
| Campbell County | District | 6,931 | 33.1% | 65.1% | 1.9 months |
| Goochland County | District | 6,832 | 21.4% | 77.6% | 2.2 months |
| Henrico County | Circuit | 6,571 | 31.4% | 67.1% | 4.0 months |
| Prince Edward County | District | 6,565 | 14.1% | 83.9% | 1.6 months |
| Isle of Wight County | District | 6,326 | 35.8% | 62.8% | 2.1 months |
| Salem | District | 6,013 | 45.6% | 54.1% | 1.9 months |
| King George County | District | 5,912 | 42.3% | 56.8% | 2.3 months |
| Chesapeake | Circuit | 5,798 | 48.5% | 49.8% | 3.6 months |
| Charlottesville | District | 5,779 | 46.6% | 52.4% | 1.5 months |
| Louisa County | District | 5,688 | 26.3% | 71.9% | 2.2 months |
| Winchester | District | 5,596 | 30.6% | 69.0% | 2.0 months |
| Pittsylvania County | District | 5,451 | 15.3% | 81.0% | 1.4 months |
| Fairfax City | District | 5,389 | 38.6% | 60.6% | 1.8 months |
| Westmoreland County | District | 5,226 | 33.7% | 64.9% | 1.6 months |
| Scott County | District | 5,109 | 32.3% | 67.2% | 1.7 months |
| Norfolk | Circuit | 4,687 | 43.5% | 53.2% | 4.4 months |
| Prince William County | Circuit | 4,653 | 60.6% | 37.2% | 3.5 months |
| Essex County | District | 4,638 | 35.2% | 63.6% | 1.9 months |
| Nelson County | District | 4,602 | 11.7% | 84.4% | 1.9 months |
| Staunton | District | 4,494 | 43.3% | 56.4% | 2.4 months |
| Russell County | District | 4,477 | 49.3% | 49.5% | 2.2 months |
| Giles County | District | 4,458 | 37.1% | 60.3% | 2.1 months |
| Chesterfield County | Circuit | 4,434 | 38.7% | 59.1% | 5.4 months |
| Appomattox County | District | 4,396 | 14.9% | 84.8% | 1.9 months |
| Newport News | Circuit | 4,308 | 54.4% | 42.5% | 2.8 months |
| Bland County | District | 4,269 | 28.7% | 70.8% | 1.8 months |
| Nottoway County | District | 4,225 | 31.8% | 65.8% | 2.3 months |
| King William County | District | 4,206 | 27.5% | 70.8% | 1.5 months |
| Martinsville | District | 4,138 | 42.3% | 57.0% | 2.2 months |
| Charlotte County | District | 4,035 | 12.0% | 87.8% | 1.7 months |
| Clarke County | District | 3,997 | 31.8% | 68.2% | 1.7 months |
| Richmond City | Circuit | 3,965 | 52.0% | 47.1% | 6.0 months |
| Hampton | Circuit | 3,929 | 50.7% | 45.3% | 2.0 months |
| Amelia County | District | 3,892 | 38.1% | 60.7% | 1.8 months |
| Powhatan County | District | 3,844 | 45.7% | 53.1% | 1.7 months |
| Rappahannock County | District | 3,765 | 31.2% | 68.4% | 1.7 months |
| Greene County | District | 3,701 | 40.9% | 58.4% | 1.9 months |
| Suffolk | Circuit | 3,643 | 57.3% | 41.5% | 6.8 months |
| Spotsylvania County | Circuit | 3,639 | 49.8% | 48.6% | 4.2 months |
| King and Queen County | District | 3,440 | 25.5% | 73.4% | 1.3 months |
| Rockingham County | Circuit | 3,351 | 31.3% | 67.6% | 3.5 months |
| Lee County | District | 3,334 | 35.0% | 64.1% | 1.8 months |
| Montgomery County | Circuit | 3,302 | 50.6% | 48.5% | 4.7 months |
| Stafford County | Circuit | 3,296 | 50.6% | 48.8% | 4.0 months |
| Madison County | District | 3,235 | 26.7% | 72.3% | 1.9 months |
| Waynesboro | District | 3,126 | 36.9% | 62.0% | 2.2 months |
| Buckingham County | District | 3,080 | 20.5% | 77.7% | 2.1 months |
| Bath County | District | 3,035 | 46.7% | 53.1% | 2.1 months |
| Tazewell County | Circuit | 3,016 | 67.6% | 31.8% | 4.0 months |
| Buchanan County | District | 2,944 | 29.4% | 69.2% | 2.1 months |
| Galax | District | 2,896 | 28.7% | 70.4% | 1.7 months |
| Page County | District | 2,864 | 42.1% | 57.5% | 1.9 months |
| Lancaster County | District | 2,569 | 41.1% | 55.6% | 1.7 months |
| Lynchburg | Circuit | 2,566 | 34.3% | 58.7% | 4.9 months |
| Hanover County | Circuit | 2,553 | 40.2% | 55.3% | 3.3 months |
| Danville | Circuit | 2,541 | 36.8% | 59.4% | 3.8 months |
| Cumberland County | District | 2,477 | 14.5% | 82.4% | 2.2 months |
| Lunenburg County | District | 2,473 | 22.7% | 77.1% | 1.8 months |
| Arlington County | Circuit | 2,471 | 59.3% | 39.7% | 2.1 months |
| Richmond County | District | 2,455 | 35.1% | 62.4% | 1.7 months |
| Fredericksburg | Circuit | 2,313 | 39.0% | 57.0% | 3.1 months |
| Fluvanna County | District | 2,221 | 29.3% | 69.9% | 2.2 months |
| Radford | District | 2,200 | 33.4% | 65.2% | 2.2 months |
| Buena Vista | District | 2,171 | 47.2% | 52.7% | 1.9 months |
| Augusta County | Circuit | 2,161 | 42.2% | 57.8% | 3.0 months |
| Henry County | Circuit | 2,144 | 34.2% | 63.1% | 3.4 months |
| Patrick County | District | 2,096 | 46.6% | 52.9% | 2.3 months |
| Roanoke City | Circuit | 2,086 | 45.5% | 53.8% | 3.2 months |
| Franklin County | Circuit | 2,068 | 42.1% | 48.8% | 3.0 months |
| Floyd County | District | 2,046 | 42.3% | 55.7% | 2.0 months |
| Loudoun County | Circuit | 2,008 | 43.2% | 55.1% | 4.2 months |
| Roanoke County | Circuit | 1,985 | 39.9% | 59.0% | 3.4 months |
| Falls Church | District | 1,963 | 27.6% | 71.5% | 1.4 months |
| Frederick County | Circuit | 1,935 | 34.8% | 64.5% | 4.1 months |
| Pulaski County | Circuit | 1,897 | 25.1% | 74.1% | 4.2 months |
| Portsmouth | Circuit | 1,895 | 65.4% | 33.3% | 4.6 months |
| Warren County | Circuit | 1,860 | 39.0% | 60.7% | 3.8 months |
| Middlesex County | District | 1,801 | 16.4% | 81.3% | 1.6 months |
| Scott County | Circuit | 1,791 | 39.4% | 60.0% | 4.3 months |
| Bristol | Circuit | 1,768 | 17.0% | 83.0% | 3.0 months |
| Washington County | Circuit | 1,762 | 31.5% | 68.5% | 2.7 months |
| Wise County | Circuit | 1,762 | 55.9% | 44.0% | 5.7 months |
| Petersburg | Circuit | 1,758 | 51.6% | 45.1% | 4.1 months |
| Dickenson County | District | 1,645 | 41.8% | 56.7% | 1.8 months |
| Culpeper County | Circuit | 1,633 | 31.2% | 66.9% | 2.6 months |
| Pittsylvania County | Circuit | 1,550 | 51.8% | 43.4% | 3.5 months |
| Smyth County | Circuit | 1,502 | 38.5% | 60.6% | 3.7 months |
| Lee County | Circuit | 1,463 | 42.8% | 56.7% | 3.4 months |
| Franklin City | District | 1,462 | 50.9% | 44.0% | 4.0 months |
| Wythe County | Circuit | 1,412 | 32.3% | 67.7% | 5.8 months |
| Mathews County | District | 1,403 | 19.3% | 76.2% | 1.8 months |
| Surry County | District | 1,373 | 35.2% | 63.1% | 2.0 months |
| Page County | Circuit | 1,336 | 49.6% | 50.0% | 4.1 months |
| Winchester | Circuit | 1,317 | 28.0% | 72.0% | 3.0 months |
| Bedford County | Circuit | 1,313 | 33.9% | 66.1% | 2.8 months |
| Mecklenburg County | Circuit | 1,313 | 73.2% | 26.5% | 4.7 months |
| Radford | Circuit | 1,312 | 31.1% | 68.9% | 8.7 months |
| Buchanan County | Circuit | 1,299 | 59.8% | 36.9% | 6.6 months |
| Halifax County | Circuit | 1,254 | 40.3% | 58.6% | 4.3 months |
| Alexandria | Circuit | 1,246 | 31.9% | 63.8% | 13 days |
| Rockbridge County | Circuit | 1,241 | 50.0% | 49.5% | 4.0 months |
| Staunton | Circuit | 1,224 | 38.5% | 60.8% | 2.8 months |
| Russell County | Circuit | 1,193 | 28.2% | 70.7% | 3.6 months |
| Patrick County | Circuit | 1,166 | 50.5% | 46.0% | 4.3 months |
| York County | Circuit | 1,162 | 39.3% | 57.9% | 3.5 months |
| Shenandoah County | Circuit | 1,149 | 50.1% | 48.9% | 3.5 months |
| Carroll County | Circuit | 1,148 | 43.0% | 57.0% | 4.6 months |
| Martinsville | Circuit | 1,124 | 55.6% | 44.4% | 3.8 months |
| Charles City County | District | 1,122 | 39.9% | 56.4% | 1.2 months |
| Botetourt County | Circuit | 1,110 | 46.3% | 51.5% | 3.3 months |
| Gloucester County | Circuit | 1,096 | 34.6% | 64.6% | 2.9 months |
| Williamsburg | Circuit | 1,032 | 26.8% | 65.7% | 4.5 months |
| Northumberland County | District | 1,031 | 41.8% | 54.9% | 2.0 months |
| Grayson County | District | 987 | 37.7% | 60.7% | 2.2 months |
| Campbell County | Circuit | 982 | 36.1% | 61.0% | 5.2 months |
| Fauquier County | Circuit | 975 | 57.6% | 39.9% | 5.2 months |
| Orange County | Circuit | 974 | 59.0% | 39.8% | 3.4 months |
| Highland County | District | 906 | 49.9% | 49.9% | 2.1 months |
| Alleghany County | Circuit | 891 | 43.5% | 54.8% | 3.2 months |
| Southampton County | Circuit | 884 | 46.0% | 53.0% | 3.5 months |
| Waynesboro | Circuit | 879 | 49.9% | 49.9% | 3.6 months |
| Amherst County | Circuit | 857 | 40.1% | 51.9% | 4.4 months |
| Hopewell | Circuit | 830 | 47.9% | 51.3% | 5.8 months |
| New Kent County | Circuit | 822 | 50.4% | 47.6% | 5.3 months |
| Prince George County | Circuit | 821 | 53.3% | 45.7% | 6.1 months |
| Caroline County | Circuit | 786 | 50.5% | 48.2% | 3.7 months |
| Accomack County | Circuit | 783 | 34.1% | 63.7% | 4.0 months |
| Greensville County | Circuit | 756 | 42.6% | 57.1% | 3.3 months |
| Colonial Heights | Circuit | 743 | 46.6% | 49.3% | 4.7 months |
| Craig County | District | 738 | 44.9% | 55.1% | 2.1 months |
| Prince Edward County | Circuit | 718 | 49.1% | 50.9% | 5.2 months |
| Isle of Wight County | Circuit | 680 | 30.4% | 69.0% | 4.6 months |
| Louisa County | Circuit | 674 | 51.5% | 47.3% | 3.2 months |
| Dickenson County | Circuit | 646 | 40.2% | 59.8% | 4.7 months |
| Giles County | Circuit | 643 | 49.4% | 49.1% | 4.9 months |
| Brunswick County | Circuit | 635 | 35.3% | 62.7% | 3.8 months |
| Northampton County | Circuit | 620 | 36.8% | 59.3% | 3.6 months |
| Grayson County | Circuit | 617 | 48.6% | 50.2% | 4.7 months |
| Buckingham County | Circuit | 603 | 54.4% | 45.6% | 5.9 months |
| Westmoreland County | Circuit | 597 | 61.8% | 35.9% | 3.4 months |
| Dinwiddie County | Circuit | 564 | 32.4% | 66.2% | 4.1 months |
| King George County | Circuit | 550 | 49.9% | 50.1% | 4.2 months |
| Albemarle County | Circuit | 549 | 48.8% | 50.5% | 4.5 months |
| Nottoway County | Circuit | 511 | 45.9% | 51.6% | 4.1 months |
| Salem | Circuit | 499 | 32.8% | 67.2% | 2.3 months |
| Charlottesville | Circuit | 468 | 43.2% | 55.6% | 3.8 months |
| Nelson County | Circuit | 458 | 27.3% | 66.7% | 3.7 months |
| Appomattox County | Circuit | 435 | 23.2% | 73.0% | 4.4 months |
| Cumberland County | Circuit | 391 | 74.7% | 25.3% | 10.4 months |
| Greene County | Circuit | 379 | 37.9% | 61.5% | 4.9 months |
| Amelia County | Circuit | 348 | 35.5% | 59.9% | 7.5 months |
| Goochland County | Circuit | 346 | 55.9% | 42.7% | 5.7 months |
| Floyd County | Circuit | 340 | 50.0% | 47.1% | 6.2 months |
| Fluvanna County | Circuit | 338 | 53.1% | 46.9% | 5.4 months |
| Middlesex County | Circuit | 313 | 36.0% | 54.9% | 6.5 months |
| Powhatan County | Circuit | 309 | 46.6% | 50.5% | 5.0 months |
| Mathews County | Circuit | 307 | 58.2% | 38.9% | 5.6 months |
| Madison County | Circuit | 303 | 33.6% | 58.0% | 4.4 months |
| Charlotte County | Circuit | 295 | 51.9% | 48.1% | 6.1 months |
| Sussex County | Circuit | 287 | 49.0% | 51.0% | 4.2 months |
| Lancaster County | Circuit | 277 | 58.6% | 36.9% | 5.4 months |
| King William County | Circuit | 261 | 34.2% | 64.2% | 3.0 months |
| Buena Vista | Circuit | 250 | 44.5% | 55.5% | 3.9 months |
| Northumberland County | Circuit | 239 | 46.7% | 53.3% | 6.1 months |
| Clarke County | Circuit | 227 | 48.9% | 51.1% | 2.9 months |
| Essex County | Circuit | 214 | 34.9% | 65.1% | 4.3 months |
| Lunenburg County | Circuit | 202 | 61.6% | 37.0% | 6.7 months |
| Rappahannock County | Circuit | 174 | 41.7% | 58.3% | 3.4 months |
| Richmond County | Circuit | 173 | 35.4% | 63.3% | 5.1 months |
| King and Queen County | Circuit | 164 | 30.4% | 68.8% | 3.3 months |
| Bland County | Circuit | 126 | 48.6% | 51.4% | 6.0 months |
| Bath County | Circuit | 108 | 52.9% | 47.1% | 3.2 months |
| Surry County | Circuit | 83 | 69.4% | 30.6% | 6.7 months |
| Charles City County | Circuit | 78 | 72.5% | 23.5% | 2.6 months |
| Craig County | Circuit | 53 | 43.8% | 56.2% | 5.5 months |
| Highland County | Circuit | 46 | 10.0% | 85.0% | 4.9 months |
Common Questions
Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results.
Lunenburg County District Court has a 22.7% dismissal rate and 77.1% conviction rate across 2,473 cases. The median case duration is 1.8 months. Use the comparison table above to see how this court stacks up against others in the region.
The most common charges at Lunenburg County District Court include Driving Suspended (113 cases), Reckless Driving (43 cases), Trespassing (32 cases). Click any charge above for detailed statistics including dismissal rates, sentencing data, and timelines.
Based on 2,473 cases from 2025 public records, 22.7% of cases are dismissed, 77.1% result in conviction, and the median case takes 1.8 months. Outcomes vary significantly by charge type — look up your specific charge for the most relevant statistics. For guidance on your case, consult a licensed Virginia attorney.
Data source: Virginia public court records, 2025. 2,473 cases analyzed at Lunenburg County District Court. Last updated May 2, 2026. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
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