Virginia § 8.01-651 Suspension of proceedings by justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals

Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-651 — Suspension of proceedings by justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals

Virginia § 8.01-651

Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure

Ch. 25EXTRAORDINARY WRITS

Art. 2MANDAMUS AND PROHIBITION

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-651 (2026).

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Whenever a court having jurisdiction refuses to suspend proceedings as provided in § 8.01-650 of this chapter, a copy of the proceedings in court, with any orders entered in the proceedings, may be presented to a judge of the Court of Appeals, if an application for a writ of prohibition is pending in that court, or to a justice of the Supreme Court if the application for a writ is pending there. Such judge or justice may thereupon award a suspension of the proceedings sought to be prohibited until the final decision of the cause.

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Whenever a court having jurisdiction refuses to suspend proceedings as provided in § 8.01-650 of this chapter, a copy of the proceedings in court, with any orders entered in the proceedings, may be presented to a judge of the Court of Appeals, if an application for a writ of prohibition is pending in that court, or to a justice of the Supreme Court if the application for a writ is pending there. Such judge or justice may thereupon award a suspension of the proceedings sought to be prohibited until the final decision of the cause.