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The Fairfax Bar Association is a premier legal resource for those in the legal professional and for those in Northern Virginia. The FBA and its members work to improve the legal profession, the community in which we live, and the administration of justice in society.
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Help Support our Back-to-School Supply Drive: The FBA Paralegal Section, with the Fairfax Law Foundation, is once again collecting donations to benefit the preschool and school aged children and the Mondloch House II, Fairfax County's largest homeless shelter for families. Donations will be accepted until August 26. View the (PDF) flyer for full information.
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Get Involved! Sign up for a 2010-2011 Committee. Members who wish to serve on a FBA Committee must re-submit the sign-up form.
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Circuit Court Practice Manual Now Available! Miss the CLE on June 25? Pick up the 7th edition manual at the FBA office for $204.75, including tax, or have the manual shipped to you for $229.75. Click here to order now!
- Wanted: Volunteer attorneys are needed for the following programs: Model Judiciary Program, the Devonshire Program, and the Court Tour Program. Information and links to these programs can be found on this link.
- Juvenile Court Shelter Care I Now Open: The Fairfax Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court is happy to announce that the new shelter care facility is finished and ready for occupancy. The facility has a new name, Juvenile Court Shelter Care II, and the older existing Less Secure facility will become Juvenile Court Shelter Care I. Unfortunately, due to the economy, only one program is able to be staffed at this time. The program will operate out of the Juvenile Court Shelter Care II building located at 10670 Page Avenue in Fairfax.
- New Memo: Waivers for Statutory Fee Caps for Court Appointed Counsel are eligible for submission again as of July 1, 2010. A useful list of links to the Virginia Supreme Court policy memos can be found here.
- DWI Continuance Policy: The updated policy went into effect June 21, 2010. The policy can be found on this PDF.
- Notice on Presentence Investigation Report: Beginning June 1, 2010 the District 29 Probation and Parole Office will be submitting via email presentence investigation reports (PSI), violation reports and other correspondence to the Judges of the Fairfax Circuit Court, the Commonwealth's Attorney Office, to the attorney of record and the Office of the Public Defender. There will no hard copies of the PSI left in chambers for pickup. When a presentence referral is sent to the Probation and Parole Office the referring Judges courtroom clerk will provide an email address for the attorney of record. When the report is completed by the Probation office, it will be sent five (5) days prior to sentencing in .PDF format to the Circuit Court, the Commonwealth's Attorney Office, and to the attorney of record.
- Update: The Supreme Court of Virginia has entered a rule amending Part Five of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia to be effective July 1. These amendments make significant changes to appellate procedures in both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals in Virginia. Go here to view the amendments and changes.
- General District Court Court Appointed Waiver Fees: Attorneys are reminded to submit their court appointed attorney waiver requests promptly at the conclusion of the case in the General District Court. Funding set aside for waiver fees (over and above the usual payment amount) for this fiscal year will likely be exhausted by early May. Once the money runs out, there will be no more waiver fees paid until after the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, 2010. At that time, only waiver fees incurred after July 1 will be considered for payment.
- For a complete list of FBA news, and Court news, head over to the News Center.
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