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No District Court This Week
General District Court was not conducted September 18 due to a twice-a-year judicial conference, the second at which attendance is mandatory. The conference — for judges throughout the Commonwealth — was held in Virginia Beach.
General District Court will resume as usual September 2b at 2 p.m. in the courthouse in Washington.
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