Welcome to the official website of the Buchanan County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. We are pleased to provide information to the citizens of Buchanan County concerning our office, the services that we provide, and news that may be of interest to you.
We look forward to serving the citizens of Buchanan County, and we encourage you to contact our office at any time should you need our assistance.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my office’s website. I am Gerald Arrington, and I am a lifelong resident of Buchanan County. I grew up in the small community of Breaks, Virginia, and now live in Grundy. I have two amazing sons, Dylan is currently serving in the United States Air force, and Jackson, who attends Grundy High School.
Following my graduation from Grundy Senior High School, I attended Clinch Valley College (UVA-Wise), where I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Government. I went on to graduate 5th in my class from the Appalachian School of Law. In 2004, I was admitted to the Virginia bar and entered into the private practice of law. I later served Buchanan County as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for two and a half years before opening my own law practice, Arrington Law Office. On January 2, 2012, I began my first term as Commonwealth’s Attorney
It is truly an honor to serve as your Commonwealth’s Attorney. Our county has given me so many wonderful blessings, I am pleased to have this opportunity to give back to my community. I pride myself on being accessible, so please don’t hesitate to call or stop by my office.
— Gerald D. Arrington
The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office serves an incredibly important role in the criminal justice system. Commonly referred to as the District Attorney in most states, the Commonwealth’s Attorney is the legal representative for the citizens of Buchanan County and has the duty of seeking justice when the laws of our Commonwealth are violated.
As a leader of the criminal justice system in Buchanan County, the Commonwealth’s Attorney is responsible for the prosecution of misdemeanor and felony violations of law in the Circuit Court, General District Court, and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. In a typical year, our office will handle around one thousand felony cases in the Buchanan County Circuit Court and thousands more in the district courts.
The Commonwealth’s Attorney provides legal advice to the police concerning sufficiency of evidence, which charges should be made, and other legal issues concerning the investigations of crime. The Commonwealth’s Attorney is also the legal advisor to the Grand Jury while also serving as an administrator, and a public servant with policy-making responsibilities.
It is truly an honor to serve as your Commonwealth’s Attorney. Our county has given me so many wonderful blessings, I am pleased to have this opportunity to give back to my community. I pride myself on being accessible, so please don’t hesitate to call or stop by my office.
Attorneys involved in a case are very limited under the Virginia State Bar's ethics rules about pre-trial publicity and commentary.
Dustin Owens has requested a bond hearing be held today in the Buchanan County General District Court. He is constitutionally entitled to that hearing. To be clear, the Commonwealth has not agreed to him receiving bond. Instead we intend to vigorously object to bond being granted.
Point Broadband is currently experiencing a phone outage, and our office phones are down. We are sorry for the inconvenience!
As you go about your holiday weekend, remember what Memorial Day is truly about. If you get the opportunity, thank a veteran for their service.
This is National Police Week, and it is always the week of May 15th, which is National Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Each year we try to show our appreciation by feeding our law enforcement partners.
Often we try to cook for them at their Offices but we are a little short staffed this week, so we went with a variety of pizzas.
Please keep our fallen officers in your prayers, and if you see a police officer, thank them for doing a very difficult and often thankless job.
Wishing the wonderful ladies of the Buchanan County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office9;s Office a happy Administrative Professionals Day. Thank you for all that you do for me, our office, and most importantly, the citizens of Buchanan County.
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Join us in celebrating National Crime Victims' Rights Week! Please know we are here if you need us!
This week is National Crime Victims Rights Week! In celebration of this week, we put together a Take What You Need board in the hallway of the Buchanan County Courthouse. If you come by the courthouse this week, we ask that you take a moment to Take What You Need from our board. We hope that through these sayings, we can show survivors in our area that we hear you, we believe you, and we support you! Please call us if you need us, we are here to help you!
One donation can save multiple lives. Here are the facts:
Just 1 donation can save up to 3 lives.
More than 1 million people every year are diagnosed with cancer for the first time.
Many of them will need blood—sometimes daily—during chemotherapy.
More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.
While 38% of the American population is eligible to give blood, only 2% actually donates.
We had a blast with the Buchanan County Middle Schoolers yesterday for Fentanyl Awareness Day! We would like to give a big shout out to Linda Austin and Lori Gates-Addison for working so hard to get all the Fentanyl Awareness Days set up for the all the schools in Buchanan County! "If kids have knowledge, they have power!" - Lori Gates-Addison, and we couldn't agree more!
We are looking forward to joining our community partners in bringing education about fentanyl and other dangerous substances to the children of Buchanan County. Parents, please consider attending the free narcan training that may save the life of someone you know and love (Tuesday, April 18th @ 2:30)
This week is Dispatcher Appreciation Week. Emergency (911) dispatchers are the first people you talk to when you call with a crisis. Even though dispatchers can't see what’s happening, they are the eyes and ears of emergency responders—our guiding angels who ensure that the right responders get to an emergency as fast as possible, and who keep responders safe as they help people in crisis.
The Buchanan County Courthouse and the Buchanan County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office will be closed today in observance of Good Friday.
Come join us at Appalachian School of Law for Law Days presented by Southwest Virginia Legal Aide on April 27th from 9am -3pm. We will have a table set up at this event with information regarding services provided by the Buchanan County Victim Witness Program. #lawdays2023 #lawdays
