Prince George 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

Clerk

Ms Denise Riddle Covington
email: DCovington@vacourts.gov

Phone/Fax

Phone: (804) 733-2781, (804) 733-2783
Fax: 804-733-2678

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Address

6601 Courts Drive
P. O. Box 187
Prince George, VA 23875-0187

Effective 8/15/16:

The Prince George Combined District courtroom dress policy will be as follows:

No shorts, halters, tank tops, bare midriffs/stomachs or plunging necklines.

No clothing shall display vulgar, obscene or offensive language.

No sleepwear or mini skirts.

No hats, food, drinks or chewing gum.

No cell phones or electronic devices.

General District Judges

Hon. Bruce A. Clark Jr., Presiding Judge
Hon. Stephen D. Bloom, Chief Judge
Hon. C. Ridley Bain
Hon. H. Lee Townsend III

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

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

Court Schedule

General District
   Monday
   8:00 a.m., Bonded Arraignments
   8:30 a.m., Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings
   9:00 a.m., Criminal Trials
   12:30 p.m., Trooper traffic - Non-attorney cases
   1:00 p.m., Trooper traffic - Attorney cases
   Wednesday
   8:00 a.m., Bonded arraignments
   8:30 a.m., Video arraignments/bond hearings
   9:00 a.m., County traffic cases - Attorney cases
   10:00 a.m., Public docket - Non attorney cases
   12:30 p.m., Civil Cases (Non-contested)
   1:30 p.m., Civil Cases (Contested)

Juvenile & Domestic Relations
   1st, 2nd, & 3rd Tuesday
   8:00 a.m., Bonded Arraignments
   8:30 a.m., Video Arraignments, Bond Hearings, Juvenile Traffic
   9:00 a.m., Adult Criminal Cases
   10:00 a.m., Delinquent Cases
   11:30 a.m., Protective Orders
   1:00 p.m., Dispositions
   4th Tuesday
   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, DCSE Support Cases
   1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., DCSE Support Cases
   Thursdays
   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Custody, Visitation, Non DCSE Support 
   Cases
   1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Custody, Visitation, Non DCSE Support 
   Cases
   Friday (1st Fri. of each month only)
   8:30 a.m.- DSS/Foster Care
   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Custody, Visitation, Non DCSE Support 
   Cases
   1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Custody, Visitation, Support
   Video Arraignments

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk, subsequent by Judge.