Hopewell General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

6th Judicial District of Virginia

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

General District Judges

• Hon. J. Larry Palmer, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Stephen D. Bloom
• Hon. Theodore J. Burr Jr.

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

• Hon. Jacqueline R. Waymack, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Carson E. Saunders Jr., Chief Judge

Court Schedule

General District
   Monday
   9:00 a.m., Arraignments, Bond Hearings & Video Arraignments
   9:30 a.m., DIPS & Unrepresented Criminal
   10:00 a.m., Attorney Cases
   11:00 a.m., Attorney Cases/City Cases
   1:00 p.m., Attorney Trials
   2:00 p.m., Attorney Trials Continuing
   Tuesday
   9:00 a.m., Arraignments/ Bond Hearings & Video Arraignments
   9:30 a.m., Unrepresented Traffic
   10:30 a.m., Attorney Cases
   11:30 a.m., Attorney cases
   1:30 p.m., Attorney Trials
   2:30 p.m. Attorney Trials Continuing
   Wednesday
   9:00 a.m., Quantity Collections
   9:30 a.m., Quantity Collections
   10:00 a.m., General Docket
   10:30 a.m. Small Claims
   11:00 a.m., Contested Trials
   1:30 p.m., Contested Trials Continuing
   Thursday
   9:00 a.m., Arraignments, Bond Hearing & Video Arraignments
   9:30 a.m., DIPS and Unrepresented Criminal
   10:00 a.m., Attorney Cases
   11:00 a.m., Attorney Cases Continuing
   1:00 p.m., Attorney Trials
   2:00 p.m., Attorney Trials Continuing

Juvenile & Domestic Relations
   Monday
   9:00 a.m., Arraignments, Bond Hearings, Video Arraignments
     & Protective Orders
   9:30 a.m., Pretrial Custody, Visitation or
     Support Cases/Mediation Returns
   11:00 a.m., Contested Custody, Visitation or Support Cases
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Contested Custody,
     Visitation or Support Cases Continuing
   Wednesday
   9:00 a.m., Arraignments, Bond Hearings, Video Arraignments
     & Protective Orders
   9:30 a.m., Pretrial Custody, Visitation or
     Support Cases/Mediation Returns
   11:00 a.m., Contested Custody, Visitation or Support Cases
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Contested Custody,
     Visitation or Support Cases Continuing
   Thursday (except 4th Thursday)
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments, Bond Hearings, Video Arraignments
     & Protective Orders
   9:30 a.m., Juvenile Delinquency Trials
   11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m., Juvenile Delinquency
     Trials Continuing
   3:00 p.m., Dispositions
   4th Thursday
   10:00 a.m., DSS Cases
   Friday (1st & 3rd)
   9:00 a.m., Video Arraignments, Arraignments & Bond Hearings
   9:30 a.m., Domestic Hearings
   11:00 a.m., Domestic Hearing Continued
   1:00 p.m., Protective Orders & Domestic Hearings Continuing
   2:00 p.m., Domestic Hearings Continuing
   Friday (2nd & 4th)
   9:00 a.m., Video Arraignments, Arraignments & Bond Hearings
   9:30 a.m., DCSE Cases
   11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m., DCSE Cases Continuing

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequently granted by Judge.