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Supreme Court of Virginia

20,881 records in the bulk data of CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

Short name: Supreme Court of Virginia
Court type: State supreme court
Citation abbreviation: Va.
Court start date: 1779-01-01
Record dates in this index: 1791-11-15 to 2026-06-11
Court website: http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/

Most-cited opinions

Ranked by the number of later opinions citing each one, as recorded by CourtListener.

Commonwealth v. Hudson
2003-04-17· cited 850×
Higginbotham v. Commonwealth
1975-10-10· cited 746×
Gerald, T. v. Commonwealth
2018-05-31· cited 639×
Williams v. Com.
2009-06-04· cited 612×
Williams v. Dominion Technology Partners, L.L.C.
2003-02-28· cited 583×
Parks v. Commonwealth
1980-10-10· cited 459×
Pijor v. Commonwealth
2017-12-28· cited 451×
Tomko v. Michael's Plastering Co.
1970-04-27· cited 416×
Coleman v. Commonwealth
1983-09-09· cited 400×
Commonwealth v. Swann (ORDER)
2015-08-28· cited 390×
Stamper v. Commonwealth
1979-08-30· cited 380×
Muhammad v. Com.
2005-04-22· cited 379×
Slayton v. Parrigan
1974-06-10· cited 378×
Bolden v. Com.
2008-01-11· cited 376×
Clay v. Commonwealth
2001-06-08· cited 347×
Juniper v. Com.
2006-03-03· cited 345×
Bowman v. State Bank of Keysville
1985-06-14· cited 335×
Womack v. Eldridge
1974-12-02· cited 328×
Du v. Commonwealth
2016-09-22· cited 322×
Filak v. George
2004-04-23· cited 320×
Spencer v. Commonwealth
1990-06-08· cited 320×
Grattan v. Com.
2009-11-05· cited 314×
Porter v. Com.
2008-06-06· cited 300×
Conyers v. MARTIAL ARTS WORLD OF RICHMOND
2007-01-12· cited 300×
CaterCorp, Inc. v. Catering Concepts, Inc.
1993-06-11· cited 298×
Sullivan v. Com.
2010-11-04· cited 297×
Jay v. Com.
2008-04-18· cited 292×
Russo v. White
1991-01-11· cited 284×
Fore v. Commonwealth
1980-04-18· cited 284×
Chaves v. Johnson
1985-09-06· cited 279×
Yarborough v. Commonwealth
1977-04-22· cited 276×
LeVasseur v. Commonwealth
1983-06-17· cited 272×
Frye v. Commonwealth
1986-06-13· cited 272×
James v. Jane
1980-06-06· cited 268×
Stockton v. Commonwealth
1984-03-09· cited 259×
Wilson v. Holyfield
1984-03-09· cited 257×
Kirkpatrick v. Commonwealth
1970-10-12· cited 256×
Richmond Metropolitan Authority v. McDevitt Street Bovis, Inc.
1998-11-06· cited 254×
Ward's Equipment, Inc. v. New Holland North America, Inc.
1997-10-31· cited 251×
Messina v. Burden
1984-10-12· cited 250×
Fox v. Custis
1988-09-23· cited 249×
Landrum v. CHIPPENHAM AND JOHNSTON-WILLIS
2011-11-04· cited 245×
Sensenbrenner v. Rust, Orling & Neale, Architects, Inc.
1988-11-18· cited 245×
Cheng v. Commonwealth
1990-06-08· cited 243×
Gazette, Inc. v. Harris
1985-02-01· cited 242×
Winn v. Aleda Const. Co., Inc.
1984-04-27· cited 240×
Jackson v. Commonwealth
2004-04-23· cited 238×
Barr v. Town & Country Properties, Inc.
1990-09-21· cited 238×
Drew v. Commonwealth
1986-01-17· cited 235×
Smith v. Commonwealth
1978-10-06· cited 232×

Most recent records

Newest filing dates first.

Commonwealth v. Antle
2026-06-04
Shalom Presbyterian Church of Washington v. Atlantic Korean American Presbytery
2026-06-04
Wessel v. Virginia State Bar
2026-06-04
EQT Production Co. v. County of Wise
2026-05-21
Scott v. McDougle
2026-05-08
Butcher v. General R.V. Center, Inc.
2026-04-23
Fergeson v. Commonwealth (ORDER)
2026-04-23
Commonwealth v. Fayne
2026-04-23
Commonwealth v. Knight-Walker
2026-04-16
Cuffee v. Commonwealth
2026-04-16
Stevens v. Jurnigan
2026-04-09
Thibault Enterprises, LLC v. Yost
2026-04-09
Commonwealth v. Moncrea
2026-04-02
Cupp v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
2026-04-02
Lee v. Virginia State Bar
2026-03-19
Perkins v. Howington
2026-03-12
Koski v. Republican National Committee (ORDER)
2026-03-04
Garofalo v. Di Vincenzo
2026-02-26
Sentara Medical Group v. Klena
2026-02-26
Loudoun County v. SCC
2026-02-19
Norwood v. Commonwealth (ORDER)
2026-02-12
Appian Corporation v. Pegasystems
2026-01-08
Cothran v. Jauregui
2025-12-30
Commonwealth v. Brawner (ORDER)
2025-12-18
Ingleside v. Hollis
2025-12-18
BOS Rappahannock Cnty v. Williams (ORDER)
2025-12-11
Ellis v. Jolley
2025-12-11
Williams v. Rappahannock Cnty BOS (ORDER)
2025-12-11
Knudsen v. Taylor (ORDER)
2025-11-26
Ticonderoga Farms, LLC v. Knop
2025-11-06
Brooks-Buck v. Wahlstrom
2025-10-16
Pollack v. Virginia State Bar
2025-10-16
Orndoff v. Commonwealth
2025-09-25
Swango v. Virginia State Bar
2025-07-31
Toll Road Investors Partnership II v. SCC
2025-07-17
Harris v. Joplin
2025-06-12
Commonwealth v. Kartozia
2025-06-05
Under Wild Skies v. NRA
2025-05-29
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. SCC
2025-05-22
Lisann v. Lisann
2025-05-08
Eye Consultants of Northern Virginia P.C. v. Shaw-McDonald
2025-04-03
Harris v. Howard
2025-04-03
WVALDC v. State Corporation Commission
2025-03-27
Cappe v. Commonwealth
2025-02-13
Boyette v. Sprouse (ORDER)
2025-01-23
Al-Saray v. Furr
2025-01-16
Cridler-Smith v. Clarke
2025-01-16
Bon Secours-DePaul Medical Center v. Rogakos-Russell
2025-01-02
Baez v. Commonwealth of Virginia
2024-12-19
Commonwealth v. Carolino
2024-12-12

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