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Fairfax Circuit Court launches free eCaseSearch, announces e‑filing and plans for expungement clinics
Summary
Christopher Falcon, Fairfax County Clerk of Circuit Court, announced the criminal e‑filing launch and a new free public case search (eCaseSearch), described satellite pop‑ups, proposed expungement clinics and outlined plans to digitize court records and pilot property‑fraud notifications.
Christopher Falcon, Fairfax County’s elected clerk of the circuit court, told the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 1 that his office has launched several initiatives to expand access to court records and services, including instant public access to case information and the start of criminal e‑filing.
"Today, we launched e file in our criminal division," Falcon said, announcing that Fairfax will no longer create paper criminal case files and that courtrooms will be able to access digital records. Falcon said the change, which took effect the same day as his presentation, will reduce the need to pull physical files for hearings and trials.
Falcon also described…
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