Charlottesville Circuit Court

16th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet

Judges

• Hon. Claude V. Worrell II, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. David M Barredo
• Hon. Dale B. Durrer
• Hon. David B. Franzen
• Hon. Cheryl V. Higgins
• Hon. Timothy K. Sanner

Terms of Court and General Information

• Terms begin, 3rd Monday, April, June, Aug., Oct. & Dec.; Tuesday following the 3rd Monday in February.
• Grand Juries, 1st day of Term.
• Criminal cases set at term - New Indictments & Felony Cases and Misdemeanor & Misdemeanor Appeal cases - 9:30 a.m.
• Civil cases set for term at 2:00 p.m.
• Drug Court, Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.
• Commissioners in Chancery utilized for partition suits, suits to sell land of incompetents, occasional divorce cases.
• A Cover Sheet for Filing Civil Actions (Form CC-1416) is required for all Civil case filings.