Fluvanna General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

16th Judicial District of Virginia

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

General District Judges

• Hon. Roger L. Morton, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Robert H. Downer Jr., Chief Judge
• Hon. William G. Barkley
• Hon. Edward K. Carpenter

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

• Hon. Dwight D. Johnson, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Susan L. Whitlock, Chief Judge
• Hon. Edward DeJ. Berry
• Hon. Frank W. Somerville

Court Schedule

General District Court Schedule
   Tuesday only
   8:30 a.m., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Tues., Arraignments, Bond & 
   Crossover
   9:30 a.m., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Tues., Traffic/Criminal - State
   10:30 a.m., 1st, 2nd & 3rd Tues., Traffic/Criminal - Sheriff
   1:00 p.m., 1st, 2nd & 3rd Tues., Traffic/Criminal - Police
   1:00 p.m., 1st, 2nd & 3rd Tues., Non-officer Criminal trials
   1:00 p.m., 1st Tues., VASAP
   1:00 p.m., 2nd Tues., Game & Fisheries & Animal Control
   1:00 p.m., 3rd Tues., OAR/CDI
   Civil - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Tues.
     2:00 p.m., Uncontested & Small Claims
     2:30 p.m., Large filers
   Civil Contested (set by Judge)


Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Schedule
   Wednesday only
   9:00 a.m., 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th, Advisements, Bond, Crossover
     & Review of Compliance
   9:00 a.m., 2nd, Division of Child Support Enforcement
   9:30 a.m., 1st, 3rd & 4th, All juvenile *Summonses by
     Officer: traffic, etc.
   10:00 a.m., 1st, 3rd & 4th, Juvenile Trials, Delinquency
     & Probation Violations
   11:00 a.m., 1st, 3rd & 4th, Adult Trials, Criminal &
     Probation Violations
   1:00 p.m., 2nd, 3rd & 4th, Civil - first call & review of
     mediation
   1:00 p.m., 1st, Social Services
   Civil contested, every Wed., set by Judge/Clerk

Continuance Policy

Continuances heard by Judge on written motion received ten (10) business days prior to current date.