Amherst General District Court

24th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Judges

• Hon. Joseph M. Serkes, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Harold A. Black
• Hon. R. Edwin Burnette Jr.
• Hon. F. Patrick Yeatts

Court Schedule

Criminal, Traffic, & Local Ordinances
   Tues. & Thurs., 1:30 p.m.
   Tues. & Thurs., 2:00 p.m., Citizen Warrants
Civil
   Every 1st, 3rd, 5th Fri., 9:00 a.m.
   10:00 a.m., Attorneys
   10:30 a.m., Contested
Advisement Cases
   Tues. & Thurs., 8:30 a.m.

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequent continuances by Judge.