Essex Circuit Court

15th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet

Judges

• Hon. John S. Martin, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Victoria A. B. Willis, Chief Judge
• Hon. David B. Caddell Jr.
• Hon. William E. Glover
• Hon. John Overton Harris
• Hon. Herbert M. Hewitt
• Hon. Michael E. Levy
• Hon. Robert Eric Reibach
• Hon. Ricardo Rigual
• Hon. James Bruce Strickland
• Hon. Gordon F. Willis

Terms of Court and General Information

• Terms begin 4th Wednesday, Jan., April, July, & October.
• All cases set by agreement with Commonwealth's Attorney at preliminary hearing, on Term Day, or by agreement of counsel and the Court. The latter may be done by a telephone call to the Commonwealth Attorney's office and the Clerk's office.
• Court convenes 9:00 a.m.
• In civil jury trials, instructions must be submitted to the Court and opposing counsel 5 days prior to trial.
• The practice for distribution of final orders is the following: DOC -fax P&P - fax Sentencing Guidelines - mail Orders to attorneys - automatically mailed to them after the judge signs, whether they ask or not.