The Virginia General Assembly passed a law creating the High Court of Chancery during its October 1777 session.Hening 9. pp. 389-99. The Court met in the state capitol and was given jurisdiction over all equity cases for the entire state of Virginia, including those pending at the time in the General Court.Hening 10. p. 152. The High Court of Chancery could hear cases brought before it by original process or appeals from a lower court. Its decisions could be appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, and the High Court of Chancery could ask the General Court to give an opinion on a legal issue.Hening 12. pp. 766-8. On January 23, 1802, the General Assembly abolished the High Court of Chancery and replaced it with the Superior Courts of Chancery.Shepherd 2. pp. 320-2.
