Buchanan General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

29th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Informational Pamphlet

General District Judges

• Hon. Jack S. Hurley Jr., Chief Judge
• Hon. Richard C. Patterson

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

• Hon. Henry A. Barringer, Chief Judge
• Hon. Michael J. Bush

Court Schedule

Civil
   1:00 p.m., 2nd & 4th Mon.
   Small Claims
   10:00 a.m., 1st & 3rd Mon.
   Hospital Cases
   11:00 a.m., 1st & 3rd Mon.
Criminal & Traffic (State Police)
   8:30 a.m., Mon.,  Arraignments
   9:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m., Mon.
Misdemeanors & Felonies (State Police)
   11:00 a.m., Mon., Preliminary Hearings
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., & 3:00 p.m., Mon., Contested Hearings
Traffic
   Town of Grundy PD Cases, 2nd & 4th Thurs.
   Sheriff's Dept. Cases, 1st, 3rd & 5th Thurs.
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments
   9:00 a.m., Misdemeanors & Felony, Preliminary Hearings
   11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., & 3:00 p.m., Contested Cases
Juvenile & Domestic Relations - Tues.
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments
   9:00 a.m., Law Enforcement Officer Traffic
   9:30 a.m., Support & Custody
   11:00 a.m., Capias & Show Cause
   1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Dept. of Social Services
   Bureau of Support Enforcement - 2nd Wed.
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments
   9:30 a.m., Initial Support Cases
   10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., Show Cause/Capias
   1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m., Contested Cases
   1:00 p.m., Truancy

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk, subsequent by Judge on motion.