Caroline Circuit Court

15th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet

Judges

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

Terms of Court and General Information

• Court convenes 9:00 a.m., Wed. & Thurs.
• Terms begin, 1st Wednesday @ 10:00 a.m., January, March, May, July, September & November.
• 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.
• Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in general chancery causes and selectively in divorce suits.