Charles City General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

9th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Barbara Jean Watkins

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00AM - 4:00PM

PHONE

(804) 652-2188

FAX

(804) 829-6390

ADDRESS

P. O. Box 57
10780 Courthouse Road
Charles City, VA 23030-0057

  • General District
    • Hon. Wade A. Bowie, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Matthew Daren Danielson
    • Hon. Stephanie M. Revere
  • Juvenile & Domestic Relations
    • Hon. Mara M. Matthews, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Richard G. Collins
    • Hon. Matthew Rush Kite
    • Hon. Brian J. Smalls

General District Court
    • 1st & 3rd Wednesday of Every Month
    8:30 a.m., Arraignments/Appointment of Counsel
    Traffic & Criminal
    • 9:00 a.m., Local Officers
    • 10:00 a.m., State Police Officers
    • 10:30 a.m., Show Causes & Criminal Cases with Individual
    • Complainants
    • 11:30 a.m. - Game Wardens & Animal Control
    Civil
    • 12:00 p.m., Contested, Uncontested & Small claims
    • Contested civil cases to be scheduled as approved by the Judge.
Juvenile & Domstic Relations District Court
    2nd & 4th Wednesday of Every Month2nd Wednesday
    • 9:00 a.m., Arraignments/Counsel Determination/Juvenile Traffic
    • 9:30 a.m., Juvenile Delinquency, Adult Criminal, Protective Orders
    • 10:30 a.m., Preliminary Custody/Visitation
    • 11:00 a.m., Foster Care, Preliminary Custody/Visitation, Protective Orders
    • 1:00 p.m., Contested Custody/Visitation - to be scheduled as approved by the Judge
    4th Wednesday
    • 9:00 a.m., Arraignments/Counsel Determination, Juvenile Traffic
    • 9:30 a.m., Juvenile Delinquency, Adult Criminal, Protective Orders
    • 10:30 a.m., DCSE Petitions, Show Causes and other support cases
    • 11:30 a.m., Preliminary Custody/Visitation, Foster Care, Protective Orders
    • 1:00 p.m., Contested Custody/Visitation - to be scheduled as approved by the Judge

  • GENERAL DISTRICT COURT: Criminal & Traffic - With approval of the Court. Civil - Uncontested cases may be continued once by the Clerk, if the parties are in agreement; otherwise by the Judge. J&DR DISTRICT COURT: Request for continuance must be by written motion and will only be granted for good cause shown.