Essex Circuit Court

15th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Hon. Christina A Ambrose

EMAIL

[email protected]

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30AM - 4:30PM

PHONE

(804) 443-3541
(804) 443-4381

FAX

(804) 445-1216

ADDRESS

P. O. Box 445
305 Prince Street
Tappahannock, VA 22560

    • Hon. Victoria A. B. Willis, Chief Judge
    • Hon. John S. Martin, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. David B. Caddell Jr.
    • Hon. Sarah L. Deneke
    • Hon. William E. Glover
    • Hon. John Overton Harris
    • Hon. Herbert M. Hewitt
    • Hon. Michael E. Levy
    • Hon. Ricardo Rigual
    • Hon. James Bruce Strickland
    • Hon. Gordon F. Willis

    • Terms begin 4th Wednesday, Jan., April, July, & October.
    • All cases set by agreement with Commonwealth's Attorney at preliminary hearing, on Term Day, or by agreement of counsel and the Court. The latter may be done by a telephone call to the Commonwealth Attorney's office and the Clerk's office.
    • Court convenes 9:00 a.m.
    • In civil jury trials, instructions must be submitted to the Court and opposing counsel 5 days prior to trial.
    • The practice for distribution of final orders is the following: DOC -fax P&P - fax Sentencing Guidelines - mail Orders to attorneys - automatically mailed to them after the judge signs, whether they ask or not.