Nelson Circuit Court

24th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Hon. Lisa Dugan Bryant

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00AM - 4:30PM

Cash registers close at 4:15p.m.
No monetary transactions after 4:15 p.m.
Land record recordings from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Marriage Licenses from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

PHONE

(434) 263-7020

FAX

(434) 263-7027

ADDRESS

P. O. Box 10
84 Courthouse Square, 1st Floor
Lovingston, VA 22949-0010

    • Hon. James F. Watson, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Michael R. Doucette, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Jeffrey P. Bennett
    • Hon. John T. Cook
    • Hon. James W. Updike Jr.
    • Hon. Frank Patrick Yeatts

    • Terms begin, 4th Tuesday, Jan, March, May, Sept , & Nov.
    • Grand Juries, 1st day of Term.
    • All cases set on Term Day or directly through Judge at other times.
    • Court convenes 9:00 a.m.
    • Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in general chancery causes. Divorce cases not usually referred.
    • The Clerk of the Nelson County Circuit Court provides copies of Orders to local attorneys (within the Court square)and the Probation Officer by placing certified copies in their mailbox in the Clerk's Office. Certified copies of Orders for Attorneys outside the local area, to agencies (i.e. DMV, VASAP, DOC, etc.) are mailed by regular mail. This is the practice in both civil and criminal cases.