Colonial Heights General District Court

12th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Mrs Chelsea Lythgoe Murrell

Phone/Fax

Phone: (804) 520-9346
Fax: (804) 520-9370

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

P. O. Box 3401
550 Boulevard
Colonial Heights, VA 23834

Physical address: 550 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834

Judges

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

Court Schedule

Civil
   Garnishment Returns, 1st & 3rd Mon., 12:30 p.m.
   General Docket, 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon., 1:00 p.m.
   Contested Docket, 2nd, 4th & 5th Mon., 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
   Civil Motions, 1st & 3rd Mon., 2:30 p.m.

Traffic
   Tues., 8:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

Criminal
   Wed., 8:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

Criminal & Traffic Pretrials
   Mon., Tues. & Wed., 10:45 a.m.

Video Arraignments
   Mon. - Fri., 11:30 a.m.

ASAP Returns
   2nd Mon., 8:30 a.m.

Pretrial & Probation Violations
   Mon., 8:30 a.m.

Small Claims
   3rd Mon., 2:30 p.m.

Continuance Policy

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