Staunton General District Court

25th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Amanda M Knighting

Phone/Fax

Phone: (540) 332-3878
Fax: (540) 332-3985

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Address

113 E. Beverley St., 1st Floor
Staunton, VA 24401-4390

**Cell phones are not allowed in the building.**

Judges

Hon. Christopher M. Billias, Chief Judge
Hon. Robin J. Mayer
Hon. Rupen R. Shah
Hon. David Browning Spigle

Court Schedule

Traffic & Criminal
   Every Wed., 5th Thurs., & 1st, 3rd & 5th Fri. (excluding 
   holidays)
     Arraignments/Advisements, 9:00 a.m.
   Traffic Infractions/Non-Contested Criminal, 9:30 a.m.
   Trials/Contested Cases, 10:30 a.m.
   Preliminary Hearings, 2:00 p.m.

Civil
   2nd & 4th Fri.
     Returns, 9:00 a.m.
     Contested, 11:00 a.m.
   Protective Orders
     Wed. & Fri., 3:00 p.m.

DUI Court
   2nd Thurs. of each month, 3:00 p.m.
   Fail to Comply with ASAP Court
     2nd Thurs. of each month, 2:00 p.m.

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequent requests by Judge on motion.