Surry 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 Deborah A. Hatcher
email: dhatcher@courts.state.va.us

Phone/Fax

Phone: (757) 294-5201
Fax: (757) 294-0312

Hours

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Address

P. O. Box 332
Surry Government Center
45 School Street
Surry, VA 23883-0332

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
   Criminal & Traffic - Tuesday (except 5th Tuesday)
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments
   9:00 a.m., State Trooper & County
   Civil - Tuesday
   10:00 a.m., General Docket
   10:30 a.m., Contested Cases

Juvenile and Domestic Relations
   1st Thursday
   10:00 a.m., Juvenile Driver's License Issued
     and Juvenile/Adult Arraingments
   10:30 a.m., Juvenile Traffic Cases
   11:00 a.m., Juvenile/Adult Criminal Cases
   1:00 p.m., Custody/Visitation Cases
   3rd Thursday
   10:00 a.m., Juvenile/Adult Arraignments
   10:30 a.m., Juvenile Traffic Cases
   11:00 a.m., DCSE Civil Support Cases
   11:30 a.m., Civil Support (Non DCSE) Cases
   1:00 p.m., Custody/Visitation Cases

Continuance Policy

In traffic and criminal cases, one continuance granted by Clerk; subsequent continuances granted by Judge. In civil cases, continuances granted by Clerk upon agreement of all parties.