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

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 and Unrepresented Criminal
   10:30 a.m., Attorney Cases
   11:30 a.m., Attorney Cases/City Cases
   1:30 p.m., Attorney Trials
   2:30 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., Unrepresented Sheriff's Dept. Traffic
   10:30 a.m., Attorney Cases
   11:30 a.m., Attorney Cases Continuing
   1:30 p.m., Attorney Trials
   2:30 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
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments & Video Arraignments
   9:00 a.m., Bond Hearings, Detention Hearings & Protective Orders
   9:30 a.m., Adult Domestic & Juvenile Delinquency Trials
   11:00 a.m., Adult Domestic & Juvenile Delinquency Trials
   1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m., Adult Domestic & Juvenile Delinquency 
   Trials
   3:00 p.m, Dispositions

   Thursday (except 4th Thursday)
   9:00 a.m., Arraignments & Protective Orders
   9:30 a.m., Pretrial custody/visitation & support & Mediation 
   Returns
   11:00 a.m., Contested Custody/visitation & support
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Contested Custody/visitation & 
   support

   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 & Protective Orders
   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.