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The boundary of any judicial circuit shall not be changed until a study has been made by the Judicial Council and a report of its findings and recommendations made to said Committees.C\n\nIf the Judicial Council finds the need for an additional circuit court judge after a study is made pursuant to subsection B, the study shall be made available to the Compensation Board and the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice and the Judicial Council shall publish notice of such finding in a publication of general circulation among attorneys licensed to practice in the Commonwealth. The Compensation Board shall make a study of the need to provide additional courtroom security and deputy court clerk staffing. 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This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 544 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 29 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1974, chapters 42 and 43; in 1975, chapter 40; in 1977, chapter 4; in 1979, chapter 6; in 1980, chapter 29; in 1981, chapter 27; in 1982, chapter 57; in 1983, chapter 2; in 1985, chapter 43; in 1986, chapters 78 and 479; in 1989, chapter 43; in 1990, chapters 113 and 114; in 1991, chapters 20, 419, and 623; in 1992, chapter 92; in 1993, chapters 9 and 89; in 1994, chapters 89<\/a> and 454<\/a>; in 1995, chapter 20<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 120<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 17<\/a>; in 1998, chapters 3<\/a> and 872<\/a>; in 1999, chapters 10<\/a> and 319<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 37<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 190<\/a>, 231<\/a>, and 951<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 35<\/a> and 738<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 806<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 812<\/a> and 822<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 126<\/a> and 135<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 579<\/a> and 580<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 525<\/a> and 606<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":163727,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63426,"identifier":"17.1-507","token":"17.1\/5\/1\/17.1-507","url":"\/17.1-507\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-507\/","token":"17.1\/5\/1\/17.1-507","dublin_core":{"Title":"Maximum number of judges; residence requirement; compensation; powers; etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-507","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the several judicial circuits<\/span> there shall be judges<\/span>, the maximum number as hereinafter set forth, who shall during their service reside within their respective circuits<\/span> and whose compensation and powers shall be the same as now and hereafter prescribed for circuit<\/span> judges<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe maximum number of judges<\/span> of the circuits<\/span> shall be as follows:\n\t\t\tFirst — 6\n\t\t\tSecond — 8\n\t\t\tThird — 4\n\t\t\tFourth — 8\n\t\t\tFifth — 4\n\t\t\tSixth — 3\n\t\t\tSeventh — 5\n\t\t\tEighth — 3\n\t\t\tNinth — 5\n\t\t\tTenth — 4\n\t\t\tEleventh — 3\n\t\t\tTwelfth — 6\n\t\t\tThirteenth — 7\n\t\t\tFourteenth — 5\n\t\t\tFifteenth — 12\n\t\t\tSixteenth — 6\n\t\t\tSeventeenth — 4\n\t\t\tEighteenth — 3\n\t\t\tNineteenth — 15\n\t\t\tTwentieth — 5\n\t\t\tTwenty-first — 3\n\t\t\tTwenty-second — 4\n\t\t\tTwenty-third — 5\n\t\t\tTwenty-fourth — 6\n\t\t\tTwenty-fifth — 7\n\t\t\tTwenty-sixth — 8\n\t\t\tTwenty-seventh — 6\n\t\t\tTwenty-eighth — 4\n\t\t\tTwenty-ninth — 5\n\t\t\tThirtieth — 4\n\t\t\tThirty-first — 7 <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No additional circuit<\/span> court<\/span> judge<\/span> shall be authorized or provided for any judicial circuit<\/span> until the Judicial Council has made a study of the need for such additional circuit<\/span> court<\/span> judge<\/span> and has reported its findings<\/span> and recommendations to the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice. The boundary of any judicial circuit<\/span> shall not be changed until a study has been made by the Judicial Council and a report of its findings<\/span> and recommendations made to said Committees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the Judicial Council finds the need for an additional circuit<\/span> court<\/span> judge<\/span> after a study is made pursuant to subsection B, the study shall be made available to the Compensation Board and the House and Senate Committees for Courts<\/span> of Justice and the Judicial Council shall publish notice of such finding<\/span> in a publication of general circulation among attorneys licensed to practice in the Commonwealth. The Compensation Board shall make a study of the need to provide additional courtroom security and deputy court<\/span> clerk staffing. This study shall be reported to the House Committee for Courts<\/span> of Justice and the Senate Committee for Courts<\/span> of Justice, and to the Department of Planning and Budget. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMAXIMUM NUMBER OF JUDGES; RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT; COMPENSATION; POWERS; ETC (\u00a7\n17.1-507)\n\nA. For the several judicial circuits there shall be judges, the maximum number\nas hereinafter set forth, who shall during their service reside within their\nrespective circuits and whose compensation and powers shall be the same as now\nand hereafter prescribed for circuit judges.\n\t\t\tThe maximum number of judges of the circuits shall be as follows:\n\t\t\tFirst — 6\n\t\t\tSecond — 8\n\t\t\tThird — 4\n\t\t\tFourth — 8\n\t\t\tFifth — 4\n\t\t\tSixth — 3\n\t\t\tSeventh — 5\n\t\t\tEighth — 3\n\t\t\tNinth — 5\n\t\t\tTenth — 4\n\t\t\tEleventh — 3\n\t\t\tTwelfth — 6\n\t\t\tThirteenth — 7\n\t\t\tFourteenth — 5\n\t\t\tFifteenth — 12\n\t\t\tSixteenth — 6\n\t\t\tSeventeenth — 4\n\t\t\tEighteenth — 3\n\t\t\tNineteenth — 15\n\t\t\tTwentieth — 5\n\t\t\tTwenty-first — 3\n\t\t\tTwenty-second — 4\n\t\t\tTwenty-third — 5\n\t\t\tTwenty-fourth — 6\n\t\t\tTwenty-fifth — 7\n\t\t\tTwenty-sixth — 8\n\t\t\tTwenty-seventh — 6\n\t\t\tTwenty-eighth — 4\n\t\t\tTwenty-ninth — 5\n\t\t\tThirtieth — 4\n\t\t\tThirty-first — 7\n\nB. No additional circuit court judge shall be authorized or provided for any\njudicial circuit until the Judicial Council has made a study of the need for\nsuch additional circuit court judge and has reported its findings and\nrecommendations to the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice. The\nboundary of any judicial circuit shall not be changed until a study has been\nmade by the Judicial Council and a report of its findings and recommendations\nmade to said Committees.\n\nC. If the Judicial Council finds the need for an additional circuit court judge\nafter a study is made pursuant to subsection B, the study shall be made\navailable to the Compensation Board and the House and Senate Committees for\nCourts of Justice and the Judicial Council shall publish notice of such finding\nin a publication of general circulation among attorneys licensed to practice in\nthe Commonwealth. The Compensation Board shall make a study of the need to\nprovide additional courtroom security and deputy court clerk staffing. This\nstudy shall be reported to the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the\nSenate Committee for Courts of Justice, and to the Department of Planning and\nBudget.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 544, \u00a7 17-119.1:2; 1974, cc. 42, 43; 1975, c. 40; 1977, c. 4;\n1979, c. 6; 1980, c. 29; 1981, c. 27; 1982, c. 57; 1983, c. 2; 1985, c. 43;\n1986, cc. 78, 479; 1989, c. 43; 1990, cc. 113, 114; 1991, cc. 20, 419, 623;\n1992, c. 92; 1993, cc. 9, 89; 1994, cc. 89, 454; 1995, c. 20; 1996, c. 120;\n1997, c. 17; 1998, cc. 3, 872; 1999, cc. 10, 319; 2000, c. 37; 2004, Sp. Sess.\nI, c. 4; 2005, cc. 190, 231, 951; 2006, cc. 35, 738; 2006, Sp. Sess. I, c. 2;\n2013, c. 806; 2014, cc. 812, 822; 2018, cc. 126, 135; 2022, cc. 579, 580; 2024,\ncc. 525, 606.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}