HD56 - Interlocutory Appellate Review: Virginia and Other Jurisdictions


Executive Summary:
The General Assembly at its 1997 session passed HJR 536, sponsored by Delegate Almand, calling for study of interlocutory appeals in Virginia. The Judiciary Committee of The Virginia Bar Association undertook to study the issues raised. The Committee's review included initial study of the existing mechanisms, practices and issues concerning interlocutory appellate review in Virginia and other jurisdictions to provide an overview of the relevant practice concerns.

This memorandum sets forth descriptive background material on Virginia and national interlocutory appeals practices, assesses the current state of interlocutory appeal in Virginia, and makes recommendations concerning the need for legislative change.