Suffolk Circuit Court

5th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Clerk

Hon. W. R. Carter Jr.
email: WRCarter@courts.state.va.us

Phone/Fax

Phone: (757) 514-7800
Fax: (757) 514-7103

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registers close at 4:30 p.m.
No monetary transactions handled after 4:30 p.m.
Passport & Marriage License Applications
accepted 8:30AM - 4:00PM.

Address

P. O. Box 1604
Mills E. Godwin, Jr. Courts Bldg.
150 North Main Street
Suffolk, VA 23439-1604

http://www.suffolkva.us/citygovt/co/clrk.html

Judges

Hon. Carl Edward Eason Jr., Presiding Judge
Hon. Rodham T. Delk Jr., Chief Judge
Hon. Robert H. Sandwich Jr.

Terms of Court and General Information

Terms begin, 4th Monday, Jan., March, May, July, Sept. & Nov.
Motion Day, Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.
Grand Juries, 1st day of Term and 4th Wed in Feb., April, June, Aug., & Oct.; 2nd Wed. in Dec.
Civil cases set by civil court administrator.
Court convenes 9:30 a.m.
Commissions in Chancery are utilized in divorce, annulments, and depositions.
Instructions must be submitted prior to trial.
Local rules adopted pursuant to Section 8.01-4.