Access to Records of Other Entities of the Virginia Judiciary

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law or court order, records that have been submitted to or approved by the Committee on District Courts, the Judicial Conference of Virginia for District Courts, the Judicial Council, and the Judicial Conference of Virginia, are publicly accessible, with the exception of records related to matters discussed in closed sessions. All other records of these judicial policy-making bodies are governed by Rule 11:6(b). 5 (b) Except as otherwise provided under these Rules, records of all work groups, conferences, advisory committees, and commissions established or chaired by the Chief Justice or the Executive Secretary are not publicly accessible absent a contrary determination by the Chief Justice. (c) The Chief Justice may authorize the public release of any final report or recommendations submitted to the Supreme Court by any work group, conference, advisory committee, commission, or judicial policy-making body described in subsections (a) and (b) of this Rule 11:6.