Loudoun General District Court

20th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Carla Marie Clark

Phone/Fax

Public Info: (703) 777-0312
Fax: (703) 771-5284

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

2 Church Street NE
Leesburg, VA 20176-2828

**If Loudoun County Government is closed due to inclement weather, the Loudoun General District Court will be closed as well.**

Judges

Hon. Lorrie Ann Sinclair Taylor, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
Hon. William R. Fitzpatrick
Hon. Jessica H. Foster
Hon. Eric M. Shamis

Court Schedule

Civil
   Monday & Wednesday
     Civil Returns & Motions: 8:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
     Trials: 1:00 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.

   Tuesday
     Small Claims: 8:30 a.m.
     Unlawful Detainer Trials or Protective Orders: 10:00 a.m.
     Trials: 1:00 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.
     2nd & 4th - Protective Order Hearings: 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

   Thursday
     1st, 2nd & 3rd - Unlawful Detainer Returns: 8:30 a.m.
     Unlawful Detainer Trials or Protective Orders: 10:00 a.m.
     1st, 2nd & 3rd - Civil Trials: 1:00 p.m.

   Friday
     Specially Set Trials: 1:00 p.m.

Criminal
   Monday - Friday
     Criminal Motions: 8:30 a.m.

   Monday
     Preliminary  Hearings: 1:00 p.m.

   Tuesday
     Loudoun Sheriff's Office Misdemeanors: 8:30 a.m.

   Wednesday
     Loudoun Sheriff's Office Misdemeanors: 8:30 a.m.
     Civilian Complainant Misdemeanors: 8:30 a.m.
     Animal Control, Game Warden, and Fire Marshall Cases: 10:00 
        a.m.
     Preliminary Hearings: 1:00 p.m.

   Thursday
     Town of Leesburg Police and Metro Transit Police Misdemeanors: 
        8:30 a.m.
     Preliminary Hearings: 1:00 p.m.

   Friday
     Sentencing & Review Docket-Enhanced Supervision 
        Reviews/VASAP/Probation Violations: 8:30 a.m.

Traffic
   Monday - Friday
     Traffic Motions: 8:30 a.m.

   Monday
     Town of Leesburg Police Department: 8:30 a.m.
     Virginia State Police: 8:30 a.m.
     Loudoun Sheriff's Office: 1:30 p.m.

   Tuesday
     1st, 2nd & 3rd - Loudoun Sheriff's Office: 8:30 a.m.
     4th - DUID/DWI Blood Trials (8 cases): 8:30 a.m.
     Virginia State Police & Northern Virginia Community College 
        Police: 1:30 p.m.

   Wednesday
     Virginia State Police & Metropolitan Washington Airport 
        Authority
     Traffic & Criminal Misdemeanors: 8:30 a.m.
     Loudoun Sheriff's Office: 1:30 p.m.

   Thursday
     Loudoun Sheriff's Office: 8:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

   Friday
     Towns of Middleburg & Purcellville, Metropolitan Washington 
        Airport Authority,
     Metro Transit Police: Traffic & Criminal Misdemeanors: 8:30 
        a.m.
     Loudoun County Sheriff's Office: 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

   Specialty Dockets
     Veterans Docket - 1st & 3rd Tuesdays: 3:00 p.m.
     Mental Health Docket - Fridays: 2:00 p.m.

   Miscellaneous
     Bond Hearings: Monday-Friday: 11:00 a.m.
     Arraignments: Monday-Friday 1:00 p.m.
     Deferred Finding Docket: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 4:00 p.m.
     Designated Judge Day: 4th Thursday 8:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. 
        (Jan/Mar/May/Jul/Sep/Nov only)
     VDOT Toll Docket: 2nd, 3rd & 4th Fridays 1:30 p.m.

Continuance Policy

Continuances granted in accordance with Local Rules and Procedures.