Chesterfield General District Court

12th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Mrs Linda Josette McCollum-Moore

Phone/Fax

Phone: (804) 748-1231
Fax: (804) 748-1757

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

P. O. Box 144
Chesterfield Courthouse
9500 Courthouse Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832-0144

Judges

Hon. James J. O'Connell III, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
Hon. Curtis M. Hairston Jr., Presiding Judge
Hon. Shajuan Mason House, Presiding Judge
Hon. Keith Nelson Hurley, Presiding Judge
Hon. Matthew Donald Nelson, Presiding Judge

Court Schedule

Protective Order Hearings
   10:45 a.m., Mon. - Fri.
Arraignments
   10:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri., Bonded (Pre-Trials)
   11:00 a.m., Mon. - Fri., Lock-up (Pre-Trials)
Traffic
   8:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri.
   1:00 p.m., Mon. - Thurs.
   2:00 p.m., Mon. - Thurs.
Criminal
   8:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri.
   10:00 a.m., Mon. - Thurs.
   1:00 p.m., Mon. - Thurs.
Instructions for Bond hearings
   May be found on the Chesterfield General District Court's 
   webpage located at Chesterfield.gov

Civil
   Monday
   8:30 a.m., Garnishments
   9:00 a.m., Attorney Interrogatories & Attorney Docket
   10:00 a.m., General Interrogatories & General Docket
   10:30 a.m., Motions Docket
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Contested Civil Trials
   Tuesday
   8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m., Contested Civil Trials
   12:30 p.m., Garnishments
   1:00 p.m., Interrogatories & Attorney Docket
   2:30 p.m., Motion Docket
   Wednesday
   8:30 a.m., Garnishments
   9:00 a.m., Attorney Docket & Interragatories
   10:30 a.m., Motions
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Contested Civil Trials
   Thursday
   8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m., Contested Civil Trials
   8:30 a.m., Garnishments
   9:00 a.m., Attorney Interrogatories & Attorney Docket
   10:00 a.m., Motions
   10:30 a.m., Motions Docket
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Contested Civil Trials
   Friday (1st through 4th Fridays only)
   8:30 a.m., General Civil Docket
   10:30 a.m., Small Claims
   1:00 p.m., Contested Lengthy Civil Cases : to be set by Court 
   only

Continuance Policy

Continuances granted by Judge. Civil Trial Continuances: -Trials more than 3 weeks away, please contact Clerk's Office for a continuance. -Trials less than 3 weeks away- continuances are granted by motion and order only.