 Although on its face, Virginia Code § 00.0-000 only applies to circuit courts, it was previously understood to apply with equal force to general district court records. See Doe v. Paradigm Mgmt. Co., 00 Va. Cir. 000, 000, 0000 WL 000000, *0 (Arlington Cir. Ct. Jan. 00, 0000) ("While the General District Court is not directly subject to Virginia Code § 00.0-000, the common law rule of openness embodied in that statute nonetheless applies the General District Court."). However, in 0000, the Virginia General Assembly enacted a new statute governing access to general district court records, Virginia Code § 00.0-00.00:0. See 0000 Acts of Assembly, c. 000 (S.B. 000). Effective July 0, 0000, § 00.0-00.00:0 provides