                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NUMBER OF TERMS; HOW FIXED (§ 17.1-517)

The chief judge of each circuit shall fix the terms of each of the courts within
his circuit; provided, that there shall be at least four terms of court each
year, and the dockets for criminal and civil cases may be called on the same or
different days in any courtroom of the circuit. Such terms shall be fixed by
order, which shall be entered in the common-law order book in each court. The
order fixing or changing the terms of court shall be entered on or before
January 1, to become effective July 1, and a copy of the order shall be
forwarded to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, who shall cause an
abstract thereof to be published in the Code of Virginia, as a part of the Rules
of Court.

HISTORY: 1973, c. 544, § 17-127.21; 1976, c. 133; 1998, c. 872.