Goochland General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

16th Judicial District of Virginia

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

Clerk

Ms Jennifer Lyn Liptak

Phone/Fax

Phone: (804) 556-5309
Phone: (804) 556-5437 TDD
Fax: (804) 556-4494

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Payments & filings are not taken after 4:00pm

Address

2938 River Road West
Building G
Goochland, VA 23063-0047

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 47, Goochland, VA 23063-0047

Online payments for certain traffic tickets and other offenses are accepted by the general district court. Please note that payments for cases on Monday must be made by 3:30pm on the business day before (Friday).

To file petitions for custody, visitation, support or family abuse protective orders, please contact the Court Service Unit at (540) 967-2307.

General District Judges

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

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

Hon. Deborah S. Tinsley, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
Hon. Gilbert H. Berger
Hon. Peter K. Griffith
Hon. Barbara G. Lowe
Hon. Ronald L. Morris
Hon. Areshini Pather

Court Schedule

General District Court
   COURT DAYS: Mondays
     8:45am: 1st returns criminal/traffic cases
     9:00am: traffic/criminal Goochland Co. Sheriff's Office
     9:30am: traffic/criminal Goochland Co. Sheriff's Office
     10:00am: traffic/criminal Goochland Co. Sheriff's Office
     10:30am: traffic/criminal VA State Police
     11:00am: traffic/criminal VA State Police
     1:00pm: Game Warden/Animal Control (1st & 2nd Mondays)
     1:00pm: VASAP (3rd Mondays)
     1:00pm: OAR (4th Mondays)
     2:00pm: Civil Docket **CALL THE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR 
        SCHEDULING**

Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court
   COURT DAYS: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays and 1st, 2nd & 4th Thursdays
     9:00am: juvenile traffic, adult criminal arraignments
     9:30am: juvenile delinquency arraignments
     10:00am: custody/visitation/support 1st calling (1st & 3rd 
        Tuesdays, 4th Thursdays odd months)
     10:00am: criminal/delinquency/OAR trials (1st & 3rd Thursdays, 
        2nd Thursdays)
     11:00am: GAL reports on custody/visitation cases (1st & 3rd 
        Tuesdays, 4th Thursdays odd months)
     1:30pm: contested custody/visitation/support (1st & 3rd 
        Tuesdays, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Thursdays)
     9:30am-12:00pm: DCSE Support (4th Thursdays even months)
     CHINS, Foster Care, juvenile detention hearings and other 
        cases set as needed.

Continuance Policy

Contact the Clerk's Office directly for the continuance procedure.