Rockingham County Circuit Court
Criminal Case Statistics · 3,351 cases analyzed
According to 3,351 public court records from 2025, Rockingham County Circuit Court has a 31.3% dismissal rate, a 67.6% conviction rate, and a median case duration of 3.5 months.
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Ask a Rockingham 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
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How charges resolve at Rockingham County Circuit Court
Highest dismissalSex Offense — 69.2% of 25 cases, the highest among this court's most common charges.
Most Active Officers at This Court
| Officer | Cases | Dismissal Rate | Conviction Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| F J Jackson | 1,242 | 31.6% | 68.0% |
| A R Murley | 1,228 | 36.2% | 63.5% |
| M Huntsberry | 970 | 39.2% | 60.6% |
| S W Good | 899 | 43.1% | 56.9% |
| K Argiro | 839 | 21.2% | 78.8% |
Defense Attorneys with Cases at This Court
Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Rockingham County and who appeared as defense counsel of record in Circuit Court here in 2025. Listed by case count. Click any name for their charge and outcome breakdown.
| Attorney | Circuit cases | Total cases |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph P Hopson | 378 | 406 |
| Aaron Graves | 239 | 487 |
| David S Saliba | 206 | 208 |
| Tara M Senn | 195 | 198 |
| R Shannon Kite | 170 | 172 |
| Robert O Wilson | 168 | 182 |
| Kimberly D Sharp | 158 | 168 |
| David R Martin | 156 | 210 |
| Robert Munro | 145 | 157 |
| Arthur E Robinson | 140 | 163 |
| John H Elledge | 114 | 137 |
| A Hunter Jackson | 98 | 98 |
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Commonwealth's Attorney Office
The office that prosecutes circuit court cases in Rockingham County. 3,352 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 |
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Data source: Virginia public court records, 2025. 3,351 cases analyzed at Rockingham County Circuit Court. Last updated May 2, 2026. — VirginiaCourtFile.com
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