COURTS - STATE & LOCAL
Circuit Courts Case System
http://208.210.219.132/vacircuit/select.jsp
This database has limited info about defendants in some localities’ circuit courts.
Circuit courts cover serious criminal cases (felonies) and divorces.
District Courts Case System
http://208.210.219.132/vadistrict/select.jsp
General district courts handle most traffic violations and misdemeanors.
Virginia's State Judicial
System http://www.courts.state.va.us
AND CHECK THIS OUT:
COURTS - FEDERAL
PACER Courts
Database http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov
The Legal Information
Institute http://www.law.cornell.edu
U.S. Bankruptcy
Court - Eastern District of Virginia http://www.vaeb.uscourts.gov
U.S. Bankruptcy
Court - Western District of Virginia http://www.vawb.uscourts.gov
U.S. District Court
- Eastern District of Virginia http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov
U.S. District Court
- Western District of Virginia http://www.vawd.uscourts.gov
CRIME LINKS
CRIME STATISTICS
The Bureau of Justice
Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
Mega-site for
Statistics http://www.ncjrs.org
National
Archive of Criminal Justice Data http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD
Rappahannock River Drownings - Excel
Format
Uniform
Crime Reports http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/crime
DICTIONARY
LAWS
FindLaw
http://www.findlaw.com
Lexis Legal Directory
http://www.lexisone.com
THOMAS
http://thomas.loc.gov
Virginia Legislative
Information System http://leg1.state.va.us
LAWYERS
LawOffice Directory
http://www.lawoffice.com
Last modified April 26, 2004
Find opinions of the state courts, the names of judges
and the state Supreme Court docket here.
"THE VIRGINIA REVIEW DIRECTORY OF STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS":
This reference book has the names of judges throughout Virginia, chief
magistrates and State Bar Association information. Located in the
library under Dewey #328.
Federal Courts Home
Page http://www.uscourts.gov
A web of links for the judiciary branch of government.
This database has U.S. district court and bankruptcy court records from around the country.
See the news librarian for access.
Look here for extensive information about Supreme Court
decisions, the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Code and other law materials.
Selected Supreme Court decisions are available online all the way back
to 1937. Cornell's page includes recent decisions and biographical information
about current justices.
Has records for bankruptcy cases in the Richmond and Alexandria courts. Localities covered include all Fredericksburg-area counties except Culpeper and Louisa.
See the news librarian for access.
The local counties handled in this court are Louisa and
Culpeper.
Has records for cases in the Richmond and Alexandria courts. Localities covered include all Fredericksburg-area counties except Culpeper and Louisa.
See the news librarian for access.
Local counties in the Western District include Culpeper
and Louisa.
The Black
Book Online http://www.crimetime.com/bbomain.htm
A handy list of Web sites collected for private investigators.
The
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/index.htm
Check out the ALEXIS database, which has data on explosives
and arsonists.
The BJS, a sub-agency of the Department of Justice, has
info on violent crime, property crime, drugs and victims.
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service has links
to data on all kinds of crimes.
The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data is an extensive group of databases on drugs, violent crime, the criminal justice system and public attitudes about crime.
But be forewarned: the datasets are often large and complicated.
Names, locations, etc. of drownings from 1962 to present. NOTE: Dr. Frederic Phillips, the Fredericksburg
area’s medical examiner, says there have been 18 more drownings since 1972
than we have in our list. However, he has not released any information
to The Free Lance-Star about the incidents or the victims.
Crime statistics, broken down to the county level, are
available from the Social Sciences Data Center at the University of Virginia.
Shark
Talk http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/dictionary/wordindex.cfm
Nolo's guide simplifies law lingo.
County and City Codes
http://www.municode.com
The Municipal Code Corporation has put local codes online.
Several area localities are included.
Search for laws in other states, bar associations, cases
and more here.
Lexis has created a directory of thousands of
law Web sites. Requires free registration.
This Library of Congress database has the full text of
current legislation and summaries for Congresses back to 1969.
The state's site lets you track bills, search the Virginia
Code and research General Assembly sessions.
Martindale-Hubbell
Lawyer Locator http://lawyers.martindale.com/marhub
Find out when a lawyer was admitted to the bar, contact
information, date of birth and areas of practice here.
If you can't find the lawyer you're looking for in Martindale-Hubbell,
try this database.
