Giles General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

27th Judicial District of Virginia

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

Clerk

Ms Yvette M. Pennington

Phone/Fax

Phone: (540) 921-3533
Fax: (540) 921-3752

Hours

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Address

120 North Main Street
Suite 1
Pearisburg, VA 24134-1625

General District Judges

Hon. Gino W. Williams, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
Hon. J. D. Bolt
Hon. Randal J. Duncan
Hon. R. Glennwood Lookabill
Hon. Edward M. Turner III

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

Hon. Robert C. Viar Jr., Presiding Judge
Hon. H. Lee Chitwood, Chief Judge
Hon. Harriet D. Dorsey
Hon. Marcus H. Long Jr.

Court Schedule

Juvenile & Domestic Relations
   1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Monday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments, Traffic & CHINS
   8:30 a.m. Operator License Presentations (4th Mon. only)
   10:00 a.m., Juvenile Criminal
   1:00 p.m., Adult Criminal Preliminary P.O./P.O.
   2nd Monday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments
   9:30 a.m., Division of Child Support cases
   1:00 p.m., Preliminary P.O./P.O. & Contested (set by court)
   1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Thursday
   9:00 a.m., Pre-Trials
   10:00 a.m., Non-Contested cases
   12:45 p.m., Detention Hearings, if needed
   1:00 p.m., Department of Social Services cases
   2nd Thursday
   9:00 a.m., Contested
   12:45 p.m., Detention Hearings, if needed
   1:00 p.m., Department of Social Services cases
Traffic & Local Ordinances
   Tuesday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments and Pre-Trials
   9:00 a.m., Traffic cases
Criminal
   Tuesday
   1:00 p.m., Criminal Misdemeanors & Felony Bond Hearings
   2nd Friday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments & Bad Checks
   10:00 a.m., Criminal
   1:00 p.m., Contested cases
   4th Friday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments
   10:00 a.m., Game Warden cases
   10:30 a.m., Animal and Litter Control Cases
   1:00 p.m., Contested Cases
Civil
   1st & 3rd Friday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments
   9:00 a.m., Small Claims
   9:30 a.m., Unlawful Detainers & Warrant in Debts
   10:00 a.m., Attorney cases
   1:00 p.m., Garnishments & Contested Cases
   5th Friday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments & Contested Cases

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk or Judge. Subsequent continuances granted by Judge.