Newport News-Criminal General District Court

7th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk Ms Danielle Nicole Trotman Phone/Fax Phone: (757) 926-8811 Fax: (757) 926-7026

Clerk's Office Hours 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Address 2500 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor Newport News, VA 23607-4307

Judges

• Hon. Michael S. Stein, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Charisse M. Mullen, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Robert G. Saunders, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Rian Elizabeth Lewis

Court Schedule

Courtroom A

   Bond Hearings
   8:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri.

   Video Arraignments
   City Trials
   Non-Commonwealth Trials (Midnight Officers)
   Misdemeanor Drug Arraignments
   Misdemeanor Drug Trials
   Commonwealth Arraignments (Non-Video)
   9:00 a.m., Mon.-Fri.

   Commonwealth Trials
   Preliminary Hearings
   10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., Mon.-Fri.

   Non-Commonwealth Arriangments
   Non-Commonwealth Trials
   1:00 p.m., Mon.-Thu.

   City Attorney Trials
   1:00 p.m., 4th Wed. of each month

Continuance Policy

Continuance granted first time for good reason.

Three Divisions

Newport News General District Court has three divisions:

• Traffic Division (follow this link to view information about the Newport_News Traffic Division .
• Civil Division (follow this link to view information about the Newport_News Civil Division .
• Criminal Division (shown on this web page)