Hopewell General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts
6th Judicial District of Virginia
General District Courts Informational Pamphlet
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Informational Pamphlet
CLERK OF COURT
Ellen Taylor Chiasson
Clerk's Office Hours
8:00AM - 4:00PM
PHONE
(804) 541-2257
FAX
(804) 541-2364
ADDRESS
100 East Broadway
Hopewell, VA 23860
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General District
- Hon. Lyndia P. Ramsey, Chief Judge
- Hon. Peter D. Eliades, Presiding Judge
- Hon. Patricia T Watson, Presiding Judge
- Hon. Churchill Ridley Bain
- Hon. Elbert D. Mumphery
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Juvenile & Domestic Relations
- Hon. Jacqueline R. Waymack, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
- Hon. Christopher B. Ackerman, Presiding Judge
- Hon. Robert John Fierro Jr., Presiding Judge
- The Hopewell Combined District courtroom dress policy is:
- No shorts, halters, tank tops, strapless dresses, bare midriffs/stomachs/backs or plunging necklines;
- No clothing shall display vulgar, obscene or offensive language;
- No sleepwear, bodysuits or miniskirts; No exposed underwear;
- No hats
- No food, drinks or chewing gum
- No cell phones, I-watches or other electronic devices.
General District
- Mondays 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- 8:30 a.m. Bonded Arraignments
- 9:00 a.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings
- 9:30 a.m. Non-Attorney Trials
- 10:00 a.m. Attorney Docket/Trials
- 11:30 a.m. Protective Orders
- 2:00 p.m., Animal Control Cases
POLICE DEPARTMENT & TRAFFIC DOCKET
- Tuesdays 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- 8:30 a.m. Bonded Arraignments/Protective Orders
- 9:00 a.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings/Trials/Non-Attorney Cases
- 10:00 a.m. Trials/Attorney Cases
- 11:30 a.m. Protective Orders
CRIMINAL DOCKET
- 2nd Tuesday
- 1:00 p.m. City Code Enforcement Cases/Animal Control
- Wednesdays 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- 8:30 a.m. Garnishments
- 9:00 a.m. Attorney Cases
- 10:00 a.m., Non-Attorney cases
- 11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m. Contested Cases
- 11:30 a.m. Protective Orders
CIVIL DOCKET
- Thursdays 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
- 8:30 a.m. Bonded arraignments
- 9:00 a.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings
- 9:30 a.m. Non-Attorney Public Docket
- 11:30 a.m. Protective Orders
- 1:00 p.m. Attorney cases
SHERIFF'S DOCKET
- Fridays
- 10:00 a.m. Protracted Civil Cases
- Tuesdays 1st, 2nd
- 9:00 a.m. Protective Orders
- 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. DSS/Foster Care Cases
- 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. DSS/Foster Care Cases
- Tuesdays 3rd, 4th
- 9:00 a.m. Protective Orders
- 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Support/Custody/Visitation Cases
- 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Video Arraignments/bond hearings/Contested Support/ Custody/Visitation cases
- Wednesdays 1st
- 9:00 a.m. Protective Orders
- 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CHINS Docket
- 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Contested Custody/Visitation/Support
- Wednesdays 2nd, 3rd, 4th
- 8:30 a.m. Bonded Arraignments
- 9:00 a.m. Protective Orders
- 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Support/Custody/Visitation Cases
- 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings/Contested Support/Custody/Visitation Cases
- Thursdays 1st, 2nd 3rd, 4th
- 8:30 a.m., Bonded arraignments
- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Adult/Juvenile Criminal Trials
- 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings/Dispositional cases
- 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Adult/Juvenile Criminal Trials
- Fridays 2nd, 4th
- 8:30 a.m. Bonded Arraignments
- 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Protective Orders
- 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. DCSE Support Cases
- 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings
- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. DCSE Support Cases
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First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequently granted by Judge.