| CRIMINAL
HEARINGS AND TRIALS: Criminal hearings and trials are set by
contacting the Commonwealth's Attorney at 757-890-3401. If
trials are not pre-set through the Commonwealth's Attorney, they are
set at docket call held at 9:00 a.m. on Term Day (the Third Tuesday
in January, March, May, July, September, and November). Should a
Term Day fall on a legal holiday as
set forth in § 2.1-21, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, the Term
Day will be on the following day.
GRAND
JURIES: Grand Juries meet at 9:00 a.m. on the first day of the
Term.
CIVIL
TRIALS: Counsel are required to file a
Praecipe requesting
that the Clerk set the matter for trial. After the Praecipe is
filed, the Judge will forward a letter to all counsel and
unrepresented parties
requesting that they coordinate their available dates and contact
the Judges' Assistants by telephone at 757-890-3367 to set the trial
date. Civil trials are not set by docket call.
CIVIL
HEARINGS: Appointments for
hearings on civil matters are scheduled through the
Judges' Assistants who may be reached at 757-890-3367. |
