Charles City General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

9th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Barbara Jean Watkins

Phone/Fax

Phone: (804) 652-2188
Fax: (804) 829-6390

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

P. O. Box 57
10780 Courthouse Road
Charles City, VA 23030-0057

General District Judges

Hon. Wade A. Bowie, Chief Judge
Hon. Matthew Daren Danielson
Hon. Stephanie M. Revere

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

Hon. Mara M. Matthews, Chief Judge
Hon. Richard G. Collins
Hon. Matthew Rush Kite
Hon. Brian J. Smalls

Court Schedule

General District Court
     1st & 3rd Wednesday of Every Month
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments/Appointment of Counsel
   Traffic & Criminal
     9:00 a.m., Local Officers
     10:00 a.m., State Police Officers
     10:30 a.m., Show Causes & Criminal Cases with Individual
     Complainants
     11:30 a.m. - Game Wardens & Animal Control
   Civil
     12:00 p.m., Contested, Uncontested & Small claims
     Contested civil cases to be scheduled as approved by the 
        Judge.

Juvenile & Domstic Relations District Court
   2nd & 4th Wednesday of Every Month
   2nd Wednesday
     9:00 a.m., Arraignments/Counsel Determination/Juvenile Traffic
     9:30 a.m., Juvenile Delinquency, Adult Criminal, Protective 
        Orders
     10:30 a.m., Preliminary Custody/Visitation
     11:00 a.m., Foster Care, Preliminary Custody/Visitation, 
        Protective Orders
     1:00 p.m., Contested Custody/Visitation - to be scheduled as 
        approved by the Judge
   4th Wednesday
     9:00 a.m., Arraignments/Counsel Determination, Juvenile 
        Traffic
     9:30 a.m., Juvenile Delinquency, Adult Criminal, Protective 
        Orders
     10:30 a.m., DCSE Petitions, Show Causes and other support 
        cases
     11:30 a.m., Preliminary Custody/Visitation, Foster Care, 
        Protective Orders
     1:00 p.m., Contested Custody/Visitation - to be scheduled as 
        approved by the Judge

Continuance Policy

GENERAL DISTRICT COURT: Criminal & Traffic - With approval of the Court. Civil - Uncontested cases may be continued once by the Clerk, if the parties are in agreement; otherwise by the Judge. J&DR DISTRICT COURT: Request for continuance must be by written motion and will only be granted for good cause shown.