One of 2 federal trial courts in Virginia; jurisdiction is split by county.
Appointed, President nominates, Senate confirms.
Statutory divisions: Abingdon Division, Big Stone Gap Division, Charlottesville Division, Danville Division, Harrisonburg Division, Lynchburg Division, Roanoke Division.
Covers 52 counties in Virginia.
Bound by its own circuit and the Supreme Court. Decisions of other district courts, even within the same circuit, are only persuasive.
