Fauquier General District Court

20th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Erica Ashley Gatchell

Phone/Fax

Phone: (540) 422-8035
Fax: (540) 422-8033

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

6 Court Street
Warrenton, VA 20186-3299

Judges

Hon. Dean S. Worcester, Chief Judge
Hon. J. Gregory Ashwell
Hon. J. Frank Buttery Jr.
Hon. Julia Taylor Cannon

Court Schedule

Criminal
   Mon. & Thurs., 8:30 a.m., Bond Hearings
   Mon. & Thurs., 9:00 a.m., Misdemeanor & Felony Prel.
   Mon & Thurs., 11:30 a.m., Video Arraignments
Civil
   Wed., 9:30 a.m.
   Small Claims
   Wed., 8:30 a.m. (contested trials at 11:30 a.m.)
   Contested
   4th & 5th Tues., Wed., & Fri. afternoons
Preliminary Hearings
   Mon. & Thurs., 9:00 a.m.
Traffic
   State Police
   Mon. & Thurs., 1:00 p.m.
   County
   1st & 3rd Fri. & 4th Tues., 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
   Town of Remington
   4th Fri., 9:00 a.m.
   Town of Warrenton
   2nd & 4th Fri., 9:00 a.m.
Interrogatories
   Wed., 9:30 a.m.
Show Cause Hearing VASAP & Court Services
   4th Mon. every other month, 1:00 p.m.
   1st Thurs. every month, 9:00 a.m.

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequent continuances granted in open court by Judge.