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If you are the defendant and you lost the General District Court case, before you can appeal the case, you will have to give the clerk money or security equal to the amount of the judgment against you. This is called “perfecting” your appeal. By law, you must perfect your appeal within thirty (30) days of the date judgment was entered against you. If you fail to note your appeal within ten (10) days, or if you note your appeal within ten (10) days but fail to perfect your appeal within the thirty (30) day time period, your appeal fails and the judgment becomes final. Once you appeal a case from the General District Court, it might take months before your Circuit Court trial is heard. At the Circuit Court level, you can elect to have a jury or a judge hear your case.

DISCLAIMER: David A. Cardon is an attorney at the Virginia Beach office of Cardon and Goodman, P.C. who concentrates his legal practice in traffic, criminal, and personal injury law. Mr. Cardon provides the materials contained above as a public service and on an informational basis only. These materials are not intended to be a comprehensive statement of Virginia law, and are not intended to convey legal advice. If you have a legal problem, you should consult with an attorney in your area who can investigate the particular circumstances of your situation. You can contact David Cardon, Esquire at (757) 306-9060 or dcardon@cglawfirm.net.

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