Charlottesville General District Court

16th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Mary Alice Trimble

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30AM - 4:30PM

PHONE

(999) 999-9999

FAX

(434) 970-3387

ADDRESS

P. O. Box 2677
606 East Market Street
Charlottesville, VA 99999

    • Hon. Claiborne H. Stokes Jr., Chief Judge
    • Hon. Kenneth Andrew Sneathern, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Theresa W. Carter
    • Hon. Matthew J. Quatrara

Criminal
    Bond Hearings
    • Mon., Tues, Thurs., & Fri., 10:00 a.m.
    • Wed., 9:00 a.m.
    Felony Preliminary Hearings
    • 1:00 p.m. segmented through 3:00 p.m.
    Misdemeanor Trials
    Mon. & Fri., 9:00 a.m. segmented through 10:30 a.m.
    • Contact Commonwealth's Attorney for continuance date; submit in writing:
    • Agreed date by all parties & attorney will notify defendant of new court date
Civil
    Docket Call starts at 1:00 p.m.
    • Cases will be segmented - contact clerk's office for a scheduled time
    Small Claims
    • Tues., 3:00 p.m.
    Contested Civil Trials
    • Mon. & Fri., segmented between1:00 p.m. - 3:00
    Garnishments
    • Fri., 2:00 p.m.
Traffic
    Felony Preliminary Hearings
    • Thurs., 1:00 p.m.
    • Contact Commonwealth's Attorney for continuance date; submit agreed date to judge in writing
    • Defendant notified by counsel of new date
    Traffic/ Criminal Prepayables
    • Tues. & Thurs., segmented per officer's court schedule
    Misdemeanor Trials
    • Mon. & Fri., 9:00 a.m. Contact Commonwealth's Attorney for continuance date
    • Submit agreed date to judge in writing; defendant notified by counsel of new date
    Parking Appeals
    Scheduled by contacting City of Charlottesville
    • Heard 1st Thurs., 9:00 a.m.

  • Civil - First continuance granted upon request by Clerk on agreement of all parties. Letter submitted by plaintiff or plaintiff's counsel. - Traffic/Criminal - 1st continuance on a prepayable offense granted by Clerk to officers next court date, or felony/misdemeanor by contacting Commonwealth's Attorney to schedule a hearing.