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Chesterfield VA Circuit Court

Clerk Hon. Wendy Hughes Phone/Fax Phone: (804) 748-1241 Fax: (804) 796-5625

Clerk’s Office Hours 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Address P. O. Box 125 9500 Courthouse Road, 2nd Floor Chesterfield, VA 23832-0125 P.O. Box 57 (Judges)

Judges

• Hon. Edward A. Robbins Jr., Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Lynn S. Brice, Presiding Judge
• Hon. David E. Johnson, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Steven C. McCallum, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Frederick G. Rockwell III, Presiding Judge

Terms of Court and General Information

• Criminal and Civil Terms begin Tuesday following 3rd Monday in Jan., 3rd Monday in March, May, July, Sept. & Nov.
• Grand Juries, 1st day of Criminal Term at 9:00 a.m.
• Criminal dockets generally convene at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
• Criminal docket call held every term day morning.
• Criminal appeals generally scheduled the 1st and 3rd Tuesday and every Friday.
• Criminal cases set through Commonwealth Attorney on designated days.
• Civil docket call is held on designated afternoons (2PM J&DR, 2:30 GDC) on the “duty” docket for the presiding judge’s assigned cases.
• Civil trials and most hearings are set with Judges’ legal assistants.
• Civil appeals will be scheduled for the presiding Judge’s duty docket call.
• The pre-setting of all cases is strongly encouraged.

For detailed information concerning filing procedures, fees and general information about most transactions handled by the Clerk’s Office and/or Court, please visit the Circuit Court Clerk’s website.

Chesterfield General District Court

Clerk Mrs Linda Josette McCollum-Moore Phone/Fax Phone: (804) 748-1231 Fax: (804) 748-1757

Clerk’s Office Hours 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Address P. O. Box 144 Chesterfield Courthouse 9500 Courthouse Road Chesterfield, VA 23832-0144

Judges

• Hon. Matthew Donald Nelson, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Keith Nelson Hurley, Presiding Judge
• Hon. James J. O’Connell III, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Thomas L. Vaughn, Presiding Judge

Court Schedule

Protective Order Hearings
   10:45 a.m., Mon. - Fri.
Arraignments
   10:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri., Bonded (Pre-Trials)
   11:00 a.m., Mon. - Fri., Lock-up (Pre-Trials)
Traffic
   8:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri.
   1:00 p.m., Mon. - Thurs.
   2:00 p.m., Mon. - Thurs.
Criminal
   8:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri.
   10:00 a.m., Mon. - Thurs.
   1:00 p.m., Mon. - Thurs.

Civil
   Monday
   8:30 a.m., Garnishments
   9:00 a.m., Attorney Interrogatories & Attorney Docket
   10:00 a.m., General Interrogatories & General Docket
   10:30 a.m., Motions Docket
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Contested Civil Trials
   Tuesday
   8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m., Contested Civil Trials
   12:30 p.m., Garnishments
   1:00 p.m., Interrogatories & Attorney Docket
   2:30 p.m., Motion Docket
   Wednesday
   8:30 a.m., Garnishments
   9:00 a.m., Attorney Docket & Interragatories
   10:30 a.m., Motions
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Contested Civil Trials
   Thursday
   8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m., Contested Civil Trials
   8:30 a.m., Garnishments
   9:00 a.m., Attorney Interrogatories & Attorney Docket
   10:00 a.m., Motions
   10:30 a.m., Motions Docket
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Contested Civil Trials
   Friday (1st through 4th Fridays only)
   8:30 a.m., General Civil Docket
   10:30 a.m., Small Claims
   1:00 p.m., Contested Lengthy Civil Cases : to be set by Court 
   only

Continuance Policy

Continuances granted by Judge. Civil Trial Continuances: -Trials more than 3 weeks away, please contact Clerk’s Office for a continuance. -Trials less than 3 weeks away- continuances are granted by motion and order only.

Chesterfield Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

Clerk Ms Laura Gardner Griffin email: lgriffin@vacourts.gov Phone/Fax Phone: (804) 748-1379 Fax: (804) 717-6043

Clerk’s Office Hours 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Open to public 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Address 7000 Lucy Corr Boulevard Chesterfield, VA 23832-0008

Judges

• Hon. Vanessa L Jones, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Duane Gregory Carr, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Scott David Landry, Presiding Judge
• Hon. M. Duncan Minton Jr., Presiding Judge
• Hon. Jayne Ann Pemberton, Presiding Judge
• Hon. J. David Rigler, Presiding Judge

Court Schedule

Juvenile Traffic
   Mon. - Fri., 8:30 a.m.
Civil
   Mon., Wed., & Fri., 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 a.m & 12:00 p.m.
Adult Criminal
   Tues. & Thurs, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 a.m. & 12 noon
Delinquency
   Tues. & Thurs., 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 a.m.,
     & 11:30 a.m. (for those detained)
Lengthy cases set by the Court.
Pre-trial for Adult Defendants
   Mon. - Fri., 9:00 a.m. (for those bonded)
   Mon. - Fri., 11:30 a.m. (for those in lock-up)
Pre-trial for Juveniles
     Mon - Fri. 8:30 a.m.
Detentions
   Mon. - Fri., 10:00 a.m.
DCSE
   Mon & Wed., 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,
     1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
DSS
   Mon., Wed., 12:00 p.m.
5-day Preliminary Hearings
   Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m.

Continuance Policy

For continuance policy and related form, please see www.chesterfield.gov/jdrcourt for more information, or contact the Clerk’s Office.

11/3/2015 | Updated 3/27/2024