A prosecutor's personal or romantic relationship with another prosecutor can create an appearance of impropriety that may lead to the prosecutor's disqualification from handling a case under ethics and conflict-of-interest standards.
November 14, 2025
high
legal
Conflict-of-interest and ethical standards governing prosecutors' conduct
In Virginia, a Commonwealth's Attorney may recuse from a case due to a potential conflict of interest, and a circuit judge can appoint another county's Commonwealth's Attorney as a special prosecutor who is authorized to exercise all powers of the Attorney for the Commonwealth in that matter.
October 22, 2025
high
procedural
Describes a standard prosecutorial-recusal and special-prosecutor appointment procedure used in Virginia courts.