Halifax General District Court

10th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Veresia R. Wood
email: vwood@vacourts.gov

Phone/Fax

Phone: (434) 476-3385
Fax: (434) 476-3387

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Address

8 South Main Street Suite 200
Halifax, VA 24558-2508

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 458, Halifax, VA 24558

Angela Glasscock, Deputy Clerk for Civil Cases aglasscock@vacourts.gov

Patricia Chambers, Deputy Clerk for Garnishments pchambers@vacourts.gov

Heather Keatts, Deputy Clerk for Pre-Court Traffic and Criminal hkeatts@vacourts.gov

Jean Wilson, Deputy Clerk for other General Information jmwilson@vacourts.gov

Judges

Hon. Darrel W. Puckett, Presiding Judge
Hon. Calvin S. Spencer Jr., Chief Judge
Hon. Jody H. Fariss

Court Schedule

Traffic & Criminal Court
   Arraignments at 11:00 a.m.
   Mondays (1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th) Town of South Boston
     8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.
   2nd Monday Department of Forestry
     1:30 p.m.
   3rd Monday Virginia State Parks
     1:30 p.m.
   4th Monday Department of Wildlife Resources (Game & Inland 
   Fisheries)
     1:30 p.m.
   2nd, 3rd, & 4th Mondays Represented Citizen Complaints
     2:00 p.m.
   Tuesday Halifax County Sheriff's Department
     8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
   Tuesday Afternoon
     1:00 p.m. Felony Preliminary Hearing Docket
   Thursday Virginia State Police
     8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.
   1st Friday Town of Halifax
     8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.
   1st Friday Alcohol Safety Action Program Violations
     11:00 a.m.
   1st Friday Halifax County Animal Control (Feb, April, June, Oct. 
   and Dec.)
     1:00 p.m.

Civil Court
   1st Monday Small Claims Cases
     1:30 p.m.
   Thursday Afternoon
     1:00 p.m. Warrant in Debt, Detinues, Motion for Judgment, etc.
     1:30 p.m. Summons for Unlawful Detainers
     2:00 p.m. Contested Civil Cases

Continuance Policy

Criminal, Civil, & Traffic continuances granted by Judge or clerk if agreeable to all parties and good cause shown.