Court of Appeals of Virginia; increases maximum number of judges, hearings en banc.
Summary
Maximum number of judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia; hearings en banc. Increases from 17 to 21 the maximum number of authorized judges on the Court of Appeals of Virginia. The bill provides that the Supreme Court of Virginia shall prescribe by rule the number of judges needed for the Court of Appeals to sit en banc, and that such number shall not be fewer than 13 judges.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026
Last action Jul 21, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26106064D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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