“The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the administrative head of the judicial system….” Constitution of Virginia Article VI, Section 4 |
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia is responsible for supervising the administration of the entire judicial system of the Commonwealth. This authority is established in Article VI, Section 4, of the Constitution of Virginia.
The Chief Justice may temporarily assign any judge of a circuit court to any other circuit court and may recall a retired circuit court judge to active duty. The Chief Justice may also designate a retired judge, an active district court judge, or an active circuit court judge, with his/her consent, to assist with a congested workload in any district.
Other responsibilities of the Chief Justice include presiding over the policy-making bodies created by the legislature to aid in the operation of the judicial system. These policy-making bodies are the Judicial Council, the Committee on District Courts, the Judicial Conference of Virginia, and the Judicial Conference of Virginia for District Courts.
