Caroline Circuit Court

15th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet

Judges

• Hon. Horace A. Revercomb III, Presiding Judge
• Hon. J. Martin Bass, Chief Judge
• Hon. David H. Beck
• Hon. Joseph J. Ellis
• Hon. J. Overton Harris
• Hon. Charles S. Sharp
• Hon. Harry T. Taliaferro III
• Hon. Gordon F. Willis

Terms of Court and General Information

• Terms begin, 1st Wednesday @ 10:00 a.m., January, April, July and October.
• Grand Juries, 1st day of Term.
• Civil Cases are set on Term Day by praecipe and pursuant to Rule 1:20 (a).
• Criminal Cases are set on the 1st day of each term (the first Wednesday) in January, April, July and October.
• Court convenes 9:00 a.m. 3rd Mondays, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays (2nd Tuesday 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. criminal, 4th Tues. 9:00 a.m. civil and 2:00 p.m. criminal), all Wednesdays and 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays.
• Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in general chancery causes and selectively in divorce suits.