Lynchburg 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, Presiding Judge
• Hon. R. Edwin Burnette Jr., Presiding Judge
• Hon. F. Patrick Yeatts

Court Schedule

Civil
   Mon. & Wed.
     9:00 a.m., Attorney collection cases
     10:00 a.m., Non-attorney cases & small claims
   Mon. & Wed. (1st, 3rd & 5th)
     1:30 p.m., Contested cases - Attorney and Non-Attorney
   Mon. & Wed. (2nd & 4th)
     1:30 p.m., High volume attorney collection cases
     (prior appoval required)
     2:00 p.m., Contested cases - Attorney and Non-Attorney
   Fri.
     1:30 p.m., High volme attorney collection cases
     (prior approval required)
Call for prior approval of court date when filing more than
   10 warrants and/or interrogatories.
Criminal & Traffic
   Mon. - Thurs.
     9:00 a.m., Unrepresented cases & all cases involving a 
        midnight officer
     10:00 a.m., Represented cases
     1:30 p.m., Unrepresented cases
     2:00 p.m., Represented cases
   3rd Mon.
     11:00 a.m., Parking Tickets
   Friday
     9:00 a.m., Unrepresented cases & all cases involving a 
        midnight officer
     10:00 a.m., Represented cases
     2:00 p.m., Preliminary Hearings, Bond Hearings, & Motions
Advisements
   1:00 p.m., Mon. - Thurs.
Video Custody Advisements
   11:30 a.m., Mon. - Thurs.
   11:00 a.m., Fri.

Continuance Policy

In civil cases, first continuance granted by agreement of parties.