Colonial Heights General District Court

12th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Chelsea Lythgoe Murrell

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00AM - 4:00PM

PHONE

(804) 520-9346

FAX

(804) 520-9370

ADDRESS

P. O. Box 3401
550 Boulevard
Colonial Heights, VA 23834

Physical address
550 Boulevard
Colonial Heights, VA 23834

    • Hon. James J. O'Connell III, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Keith Nelson Hurley, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Matthew Donald Nelson, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Curtis M. Hairston Jr., Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Shajuan Mason House

Civil
    Garnishment Returns, 1st & 3rd Mon., 12:30 p.m.
    General Docket, 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon., 1:00 p.m.
    Contested Docket, 2nd, 4th & 5th Mon., 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
    Civil Motions, 1st & 3rd Mon., 2:30 p.m.
Traffic
    Tues., 8:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Criminal
    Wed., 8:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Criminal & Traffic Pretrials
    Mon., Tues. & Wed., 10:45 a.m.
Video Arraignments
    Mon. - Fri., 11:30 a.m.
ASAP Returns
    2nd Mon., 8:30 a.m.
Pretrial & Probation Violations
    Mon., 8:30 a.m.
Small Claims
    3rd Mon., 2:30 p.m.

  • Continuances granted by the Judge.; Civil trial continuances: Trials more than 3 weeks away, please contact Clerk's office for a continuance; Trials less than 3 weeks away are granted by motion and order only.