(Revised effective July 1, 2008)

                                                                General Statements 

Preamble

This plan was developed through the joint efforts of the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Circuit Court Judges, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association.  Through a grant received from the State Justice Institute the Court was able to retain the services of a consultant, Michael F. Thomas, President, Justice Planning Associates, Inc., of Columbia, South Carolina.

Civil Plan