Va. Code » Title 19.2. Criminal Procedure » Chapter 19. Exceptions and Writs of Error
Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-318 (2026)

Appeal on writ of error to judgment for contempt

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section VA-LISlaw.lis.virginia.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

From a judgment for any civil contempt of court an appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals. A writ of error shall lie from the Court of Appeals to a judgment for criminal contempt of court. This section shall also be construed to authorize an appeal from or writ of error to a judgment of a circuit court rendered on appeal from a judgment of a district court for civil or criminal contempt.

Code 1950, § 19.1-283; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1975, c. 495; 1979, c. 649; 1984, c. 703.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case: Jenkins v. Mehra, 704 S.E.2d 577 (Va. 2011).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Jenkins v. Mehra, 704 S.E.2d 577 (Va. 2011). · cites it 44× “" In the order awarding the appeal, this Court, sua sponte, directed the parties to address "whether, under the facts of this case, the appellant [Jenkins] has standing to appeal a judgment of the circuit court declining to hold a party in civil contempt and, if so, whether the…”
Robert Jared Newton v. Rachel Angeline Jones, f/k/a Rachel Angeline Newton, 781 S.E.2d 759 (Va. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 8× “Code § 19.2-318 provides in relevant part, “From a judgment for any civil contempt of court[,] an appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals.”
Nusbaum v. Berlin, 641 S.E.2d 494 (Va. 2007). · cites it 2× “Nusbaum also appealed the conviction for contempt of court to the Court of Appeals of Virginia pursuant to Code § 19.2-318. We awarded Nusbaum an appeal, certified the appeal of his contempt of court conviction from the Court of Appeals to this Court pursuant to Code §§ 17.”
Petrosinelli v. PETA, 643 S.E.2d 151 (Va. 2007). · cites it 2× “11 On August 18, 2005, the circuit court conducted a further hearing and reaffirmed its May 25, 2005 ruling from the bench holding Petrosinelli in contempt, 12 and ordered him to pay sanctions of $11,305.”
Am. Online, Inc. v. Anonymous Publicly Traded Co., 542 S.E.2d 377 (Va. 2001). · cites it 2× “5 Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 3769a (Vernon Supp.”
Kevin Glen Monds v. Laura Marie Monds, 813 S.E.2d 1 (Va. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “1-405 do not provide the Court of Appeals with appellate jurisdiction to review cases when a circuit court refuses to find a party in contempt and dismisses a rule to show cause), we agree that the common law prohibition in Virginia against an appeal of a trial court’s refusal…”
Krieger v. Commonwealth, 567 S.E.2d 557 (Va. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “Because an appeal from a civil contempt finding lies as a matter of right in Virginia, see Code § 19.2-318, if due process requires the Commonwealth to appoint counsel for Krieger at trial, then he is entitled to appointed counsel on appeal.”
Peet v. Peet, 429 S.E.2d 487 (Va. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “*326 The trial judge disallowed the challenge, found Richard Peet in contempt, ordered that he pay $3,450 in support arrearage, and sentenced him to fifteen days in jail.”
HCA Health Servs. of Virginia, Inc. v. Levin, 530 S.E.2d 417 (Va. 2000). · cites it 2× “” *220 Pursuant to Code § 19.2-318, the hospitals and INOVA appealed the contempt order to the Court of Appeals of Virginia, which stayed that portion of the trial court’s order imposing daily fines.”
Yelp, Inc. v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning, Inc., 752 S.E.2d 554 (Va. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “First, Yelp argues that the circuit court “violated the First Amendment by ordering Yelp to identify seven anonymous Doe defendants, and then by holding Yelp in contempt for its failure to comply with the order, thus stripping the Doe defendants of their First 1 We have…”
Douglas v. Douglas, 437 S.E.2d 244 (Va. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “In addition, Code § 19.2-318 provides for the appeal of contempt matters to this Court.”
Int'l Union, United Mine Workers of Am. v. Covenant Coal Corp., 402 S.E.2d 906 (Va. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “Our appellate jurisdiction for this case is based on Code § 19.2-318, which authorizes this Court to hear appeals from a judgment for any civil or criminal contempt.”
Show all 35 citing cases →
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.