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.

Court Schedule

Criminal
   Mon., Wed., Thurs., & Fri., 11:30 a.m., Arraignments & Bond 
   Hearings
   Thurs., 9:00 a.m., Misdemeanor
   Fri., 1:00 p.m., Preliminary Hearings
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
   Interrogatories
   Wed., 9:30 a.m.
Traffic
   State Police
   Mon. & Thurs., 1:00 p.m.
   Fauquier Sheriff's Dept.
   1st & 3rd Fri., 9:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
   4th Tues., 1:00 p.m.
   Town of Remington
   4th Fri., 9:00 a.m.
   Town of Warrenton
   2nd & 4th Fri., 9:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
Show Cause Hearing VASAP & Court Services
   4th Tues., 9:00 a.m.

Continuance Policy

First continuance on infration cases granted by Clerk; subsequent continuances granted in open court by Judge. First continuance on misdemeanors granted in open court by Judge.