Halifax General District Court

10th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Veresia W. Coleman
email: vcoleman@courts.state.va.us

Phone/Fax

Phone: (434) 476-3385
Fax: (434) 476-3387

Hours

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Address

P. O. Box 458
8 South Main Street, Suite 134B
Halifax, VA 24558-0458

Judges

Hon. Robert G. Woodson Jr., Chief Judge
Hon. Charles H. Warren
Hon. J. William Watson Jr.

Court Schedule

Civil
   Small Claims
   1st Mon., 2:00 p.m.
   Pro Se, Businesses
   Wed., 2:00 p.m.
   Attorney Contested
   Wed., 2:00 p.m.
   Hospital Uncontested
   1st & 3rd Wed., 1:00 p.m.
   Collection Attorneys
   2nd & 4th Wed., 1:30 p.m.
Contested Criminal
   2nd, 3rd, & 4th Mon., 2:30 p.m.
Traffic
   State Police
   Wed., 8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Local Ordinances
   Town of South Boston
   1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Mon.,
   8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
   Town of Halifax
   Wed., 10:00 a.m.
   County
   1st & 3rd Fri., 9:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
   Contested South Boston Animal Control Officers
   2nd Mon., 2:00 p.m.
   Contested County Animal Control Officers
   3rd Mon., 2:00 p.m.
   Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
   4th Mon., 2:00 p.m.
   Unrepresented Criminal Cases
   2nd Tues., 9:00 a.m.
   Unrepresented Halifax County & South Boston Animal Control 
   Officers
   2nd Tues., 9:00 a.m.
   Unrepresented ASAP Cases
   2nd Tues., 10:00 a.m.

Continuance Policy

Criminal, Civil, & Traffic continuances granted by Judge or clerk if agreeable to all parties and good cause shown.