Local Rule 1071-1: DIVISIONS
Bankr. E.D. Va. — General rule
RULE 1071-1 DIVISIONS
(A) District: The Eastern District of Virginia consists of the counties, cities and towns as set forth in 28 U.S.C. §127, and the places for holding court are therein prescribed as Alexandria, Newport News, Norfolk, and Richmond.
(B) Divisions: This district shall be divided into four divisions, to be designated as the Alexandria, Newport News, Norfolk and Richmond Divisions. The place for holding court for each of said divisions shall be the city whose name the division bears, and the territory comprising, and embraced in, each of the said divisions shall be as follows:
(1) The Alexandria Division shall consist of the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park, and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford, and any other city or town geographically within the exterior boundaries of said counties.
(2) The Newport News Division shall consist of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg, and the counties of Gloucester, James City, Mathews and York, and any other city or town geographically within the exterior boundaries of said counties.
(3) The Norfolk Division shall consist of the cities of Cape Charles, Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach, and the counties of Accomack, Isle of Wight, Northampton and Southampton, and any other city or town geographically within the exterior boundaries of said counties.
(4) The Richmond Division shall consist of the cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Fredericksburg, Hopewell, Richmond and Petersburg, and the counties of Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Surry, Sussex and Westmoreland, and any other city or town geographically within the exterior boundaries of said counties.
(5) All of the waters, and the lands under such waters, adjacent and opposite to any city, county or town shall be a part of the division of which said city, county or town is a part, and wherever there are any waters between any city, county or town which are in different divisions, then such waters and land under them shall be considered to be in both divisions.
(6) In the event of any annexation or merger of any cities and/or counties, the land lying within the merged or annexed area shall be deemed within the exterior boundaries of the original city or county to the same intent and purpose as if the annexation or merger had not occurred, unless otherwise modified by local bankruptcy rule.
Comments 1071-1 Stylistic changes have been made to the text of the LBR. [Changes effective 12/01/09.]