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Court Case Information  




 
 
Location: Judicial Center, 9311 Lee Avenue, Manassas, Virginia 20110
Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays
Phone: 703-792-6015     E-mail: courts@pwcgov.org
  
The Court Administration Division (Criminal, Civil and Courtroom Support) handles Court cases.
 
Circuit Court Case Information can be obtained from any computer with Internet access -- from home, office, or library or by using the Public Computers located in the Public Service Center (Room 305), the Criminal Section (Room 310), or the Civil Section (Room 314).
 
Notice
Effective July 13, 2009 Prince William Circuit Court will move its case management system from its own system to that of the
Supreme Court Case Management System, which is used by 117 of the 120 Circuit Courts in the Commonwealth. Some information may not have converted cleanly/well.  Beginning on July 13 this will be where you can view Circuit Court Case Information.
 
Case numbers will change with the conversion.  New cases filed on or after April 9, 2009 will have the new prefix followed by 09 (for 2009).  Other case numbers will be converted as follows:
 

 

 Old PWC Case Type Prefix

 Converted to New CMS Prefix

 Old PWC Case Number

 New Case Number

 Adoption 

 AD

 CA

 AD08751

 CA00008751-00

 Court Appearance Motion Only

 CA

 CR

 CA08751

CR01008751-00 

 Chancery

 CH

 CH

 CH08751

 CH02008751-00

 Juvenile

 CJ

 CJ

 CJ08751

 CJ03008751-00

 Civil

 CL

 CL

 CL08751

 CL04008751-00

 Criminal

 CR

 CR

 CR08751

 CR05008751-00

 Juvenile

 JV

 CJ

 JV08751

 CJ06008751-00

 Law

 LA

 CL

 LA08751

 CL07008751-00

 Not Case

 NC

 CL

 NC08751

 CL08008751-00

 
 
If you see something that needs to be fixed or improved or if you have any questions, please contact the Clerk’s Office at courts@pwcgov.org or the Civil Section 703-792-6029 or Criminal Section 703-792-6025.
 
For older information, the Old Circuit Court Case Information will still be  available on the Internet at
http://ccourt.pwcgov.org. (click the link for a list of abbreviations used). Information for current cases most likely will be inaccurate and unreliable.
 
Disclaimer
Every effort is made to provide accurate and current information.  However, due to conversion, updating cycles and resources, some inaccurate or outdated information may be found.  There are no warranties regarding the accuracy, legality, reliability or content of the information.  Users of this website have the responsibility to verify the accuracy, currency and completeness of the information contained on the website.
 
We appreciate your patience and assistance as we make these changes to be more efficient and effective and better serve you.
 
For more information on the Virginia Judicial System see Virginia Courts In Brief.
 
Circuit Court Case Information is only for cases heard before the Circuit Court.
 
District Court information is available on the Supreme Court site: Virginia Courts Case Information. 
 
Caution
The hard-copy of cases scheduled on an upcoming trial docket or Friday motions docket are pulled in advance of that date and may be unavailable. If your case is being appealed on the state level, the case file will have been sent to Richmond and will be unavailable until returned to this Court. 
 
Links
  Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in Court, Supreme Court of Virginia
 
Please notify the Circuit Court Clerk's Office by e-mail if you find that any of the links on this page do not work.