Records and briefs of the Virginia Supreme Court,

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Preferred citation:

Records and briefs of the Virginia Supreme Court, [cite specific date and accession number]. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Summary

Creator:
Virginia. Supreme Court.
Preferred citation:

Records and briefs of the Virginia Supreme Court, [cite specific date and accession number]. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This series includes records and briefs for cases heard by the Supreme Court of Virginia. These records were filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court and copies forwarded to each justice for review and study before the cases were argued. Types of records may include brief of appellant, brief of appellee, reply briefs, reply briefs cross appellant, amicus briefs, petitions, and appendices.

Accession 35776 includes bound briefs and appendices, covering 1870 through 1968. All other accessions are loose briefs and appendices.

Acquisition information:
Accession 35435, 35436, 35437, 35439 and 35441 were transferred 1997 June 24; Accession 35776 was transferred 1998 March 25; Accession 41990 was transferred 2005 June 15; Accession 42472 was transferred 2007 January 27; Accession 42668 was transferred 2006 May 21; Accession 42758 was transferred 2006 July 21; Accession 43117 was transferred 2007 February 16; Accession 43502 was transferred 2007 October 30; Accession 43874 was transferred 2008 July 14; Accession 44421 was transferred 2009 July 28; Accession 50155 was transferred 2011 September 19; Accession 50822 was transferred 2013 March 28; Accession 51364 was transferred 2014 July 16; Accession 51781 was transferred 2016 April 25; Accession 53296 was transferred 2021 April 26.
Physical description:
1100.35 cu.ft.