Fredericksburg Circuit Court
15th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet
ClerkHon. Jeff Small Phone/FaxPhone: (540) 372-1066 Judge's Chambers: (540) 372-1171 Fax: Clerk's Office does not have a fax number. Fax: Judge's Chambers: (540) 372-1174 |
Clerk's Office Hours8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Address701 Princess Anne Street, Suite 100 Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5916 fredclerk.com Judge's Chambers: 701 Princess Anne St. Suite 300, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
Judges
- Hon. Gordon F. Willis, 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. John S. Martin
- Hon. Robert Eric Reibach
- Hon. Ricardo Rigual
- Hon. James Bruce Strickland
Terms of Court and General Information
- Terms begin, 4th Monday, Jan., April, July, & Oct.
- Grand Juries convene 4th Monday of every month.
- Civil cases set on Term Day; criminal cases set upon indictment.
- Court convenes 9:00 a.m.
- Motion days are the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month. Motions lasting longer than 20 minutes or on a day other than motions day must be scheduled with chambers.
- Notice of criminal motions must be received in the Clerk's office by noon 3 business days before hearing.
- Notice of civil motions must be received in Clerk's office by noon the Wednesday of the week preceeding the week in which the motion is to be heard.
- Term day praecipes must be received in Clerk's office by 4:00 p.m. twelve (12) days before the requested term day.
- Estate matters are handled by appointment.
- VLRCS coversheets are required for all land recordings. Gpin numbers need to be noted on the first page of all recordings. The Gpin must be placed on both the parcel identification and tax map lines of the ILS coversheet.
- Last recording is completed by 3:00 p.m.
- All Civil filings require a Civil order cover sheet. (Form CC-1416).
- Fredericksburg emails certified final orders. Please provide us with a valid email address for all parties wishing to receive a copy.