Virginia Supreme Court Records: 1923 to 2005

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Washington and Lee Law Library digitized a collection of Virginia Supreme Court Records from 1923 to 2005. They host all materials on their institutional repository. Below are direct links to this collection, which you can access by year or Virginia Reports volume. These cases correspond to Virginia Reports volumes 137 through 270.

The W&L Law Library Virginia Supreme Court Records Collection contains PDF scans of official documents filed with the Supreme Court of Virginia that present the facts and findings of the trial court prior to appeal. These records are generally in the form of appendices to appellate briefs that were filed with the Court.

Over 9,300 cases are represented, covering years 1923 to 2005. The records included in this collection were acquired by the W&L Law Library from members of the Virginia judiciary and from the Supreme Court. Although they are public records, most are not readily available through free or subscription resources elsewhere online.

Explore the records, grouped by decade and Virginia Reports volume number, with links presented below.

Browse Court Records: W&L Collection