Washington General District Court

28th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk Ms Sara Kathleen Keen Phone/Fax Phone: (276) 676-6279, (276) 676-6281 Fax: (276) 676-3136

Clerk's Office Hours 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Stop taking payments at 4:00 p.m. Address 191 East Main Street Abingdon, VA 24210-2858

Judges

• Hon. Travis B. Lee, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Robert L. Hobbs, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Jeffrey Lynn Campbell

Court Schedule

Traffic
   Town of Abingdon
     9:00 a.m., 1st, 3rd & 4th Tues.
     9:00 a.m., 1st, 2nd & 3rd Fri.
   Town of Damascus
     9:00 a.m., 1st & 4th Fri.
   Town of Glade Spring
     9:00 a.m., 4th Fri.
   County
     9:00 a.m.10:30 a.m., Tues. & Fri.
   Troopers
     1:30 p.m.
Criminal
   Bonded Arraignments
     1:30 p.m., 1st & 3rd Mon.
   Felony & Related misdemeanors
     9:00 a.m., Wed.
   Misdemeanor (other than shoplifting)
     1:30 p.m., Wed.
   EXIT 7 Walmart Shoplifting
     2nd Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.
   EXIT 19 Walmart Shoplifting
     4th Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
Civil
   Garnishments
     1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Mondays at 2 p.m.
   To release any money collected to plaintiff: exemptions hearings 
   heard following Monday after filed.
   Small Claims
     10:30 a.m., 3rd Mon.
   Unlawful Detainers
     10:30 a.m.
   Other Civil Actions
     Collection Attorneys
     9:00 a.m., Mon.
     All other attorneys & pro se litigants
     1:30 p.m., 2nd & 4th Mon.
Animal Cases & Recycling Cases
   10:30 a.m., 1st Mon.
Thursdays
   1st & 2nd Thurs.
     9:00 a.m., Town of Abingdon - County
     9:00 a.m., Game & Fishery
     9:00 a.m. Probation 1st Thursday
   3rd Thurs.
     10:30 a.m., County
   4th Thurs.
     10:30 a.m., County
Mon. - Friday
   Bond Hearings
   Certification & Commitment Hearings & Appointment of Counsel As 
   Needed

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequent continuances by Judge.