Court of Appeals of Virginia; maximum number of judges, summary disposition of certain civil cases.

Voted 7/21/2026View source

Summary

Maximum number of judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia; hearings en banc; summary disposition of certain civil cases. Increases from 17 to 21 the maximum number of authorized judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia. The bill provides that the Supreme Court of Virginia shall prescribe by rule the number of judges needed for the Court of Appeals to sit en banc, and that such number shall not be fewer than 13 judges. Additionally, the bill permits the Court of Appeals to summarily affirm the decision below in certain civil cases.

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Courts of Justice AmendmentOfficial document (HTML)
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Courts of Justice SubstituteOfficial document (PDF)
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Docket history

Action history

7/21/2026Continued from last session
3/9/2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
3/4/2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1485)
2/23/2026Committee substitute printed 26108371D-S1
2/23/2026Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
2/11/2026Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2/11/2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2/10/2026Read third time and passed House (84-Y 14-N 0-A)
2/9/2026Engrossed by House as amended
2/9/2026committee amendment agreed to