{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-651","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-651","heading":"Suspension of proceedings by justice of Supreme Court or judge of Court of Appeals","body":"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.Code 1950, § 8-711.1; 1972, c. 673; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 25. EXTRAORDINARY WRITS","Article 2. MANDAMUS AND PROHIBITION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-651/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"bd3e68e39485f7a11eff7fb302fd027ab5f27948f37f8a73beba32fe0c3be748","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-650","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-652"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}