Madison 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

Clerk

Ms V. Gail Sisk

Phone/Fax

Phone: (540) 948-4657
Fax: 540-948-7617 (primary)
Fax: 540-948-5649 (secondary fax)

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Address

2 Main Street (General District)
1 Main Street, Lower Level (J&DR)
P. O. Box 470
Madison, VA 22727-0470

General District Judges

Hon. Dale B. Durrer, Presiding Judge
Hon. Robert H. Downer Jr., Chief Judge
Hon. William G. Barkley
Hon. Edward K. Carpenter

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

Hon. Edward DeJ. Berry, Presiding Judge
Hon. Deborah S. Tinsley, Presiding Judge
Hon. Frank W. Somerville, Chief Judge
Hon. David M Barredo
Hon. Claude V. Worrell

Court Schedule

General District
   1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Thurs., & 3rd Fri., 9:00 a.m., Arraignments
   1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Thurs., & 3rd Fri., 9:30 a.m., Local
   1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Thurs., & 3rd Fri., 1:00 p.m., State Police
Civil
   1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Thurs., & 3rd Fri., 2:00 p.m.; contested 
   2:30 p.m.
Juvenile & Domestic Relations
   2nd Fri., 9:00 a.m., DCSE
   3rd Thurs., 9:00 a.m.
   4th Mon., 9:00 a.m.
   2nd & 4th Tues., 9:30 a.m.

Continuance Policy

In traffic cases, first continuance granted by Clerk. All second continuances for traffic & first for all others by Judge.