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10/23/2009
Jonah
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Supreme Court of virginia

Earlier this week I went to Richmond, Va. to present a case to the supreme court of Virginia. If a party gets a bad result in the trial court you are entitled to appeal your case. In civil cases, the appeals go directly to the Supreme Court of Virginia. These cases  can involve personal injury law suits.
The Supreme Court of Virginia does not hear every case that is appealed to it. Rather the Appellant must file a Petition for Appeal with the Court inwhich the Appellant asks the Court to accept the case for review. In addition, the Appellant is entitled to appear before  the Court and present reasons why the Court should accept the case. This is what I did. Appear before the Court and state orally as to why the case should be heard. The other side, the Appellee, does not participate in the hearing. The hearings are brief, and the Court takes the case under advisement, meaning, they will let you know, don't call us, we'll call you.
I understand that the Court receives about 3,000 Petitions a year, but is in a position to only accept about 150. About a 1 in 10 chance of getting your case heard by the Court. Wow! What this means is that you better win you case at trial because your chances on appeal are slim.

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