Hanover General District Court

15th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Cheryl Lynn DeVaughn

Phone/Fax

Traffic/Criminal:
Phone: (804) 365-6191
Civil: (804) 365-6457
Fax: Traffic/Criminal: (804) 365-6290
Fax: Civil: (804) 365-6436

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

P. O. Box 176
District Courts Building
7515 Library Drive
Hanover, VA 23069-0176

Judges

Hon. Ricardo Rigual, Chief Judge
Hon. Hugh S. Campbell
Hon. John R. Stevens
Hon. James Bruce Strickland

Court Schedule

Arraignments
Criminal: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. (except 5th Fri.)
Traffic: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. (except 5th Fri.)
Trials
Criminal: Tues., Wed., & Fri., 9:00 a.m. (except 5th Fri.)
   Thurs., 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Traffic: Tues., Wed., & Fri., 10:30 a.m. (except 5th Fri.)
   Thurs., 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
Small Claims
1st Mon., 2:30 p.m., 4th Mon., 8:30 a.m.
Contested Civil Trials
Main: Mon., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., & 2:30 p.m.
Basement: 4th Mon., 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Uncontested Civil First Return
Mon., 9:00 a.m.
Other
Citizen Warrants: Tues., 1:30 p.m.
VASAP Violations: Wed., 1:30 p.m.
CCP Violations: 1st, 3rd & 5th Wed., 1:30 p.m.
Animal Control: 1st & 3rd Thurs., 1:30 p.m.
Game/Forestry/Fire/Zoning/Building Code Violations:
   2nd & 4th Thurs., 1:30 p.m.
Environmental Violations: Fri., 1:30 p.m. (except 5th Fri.)
Signs on Highway & Rider Safety Violations: 4th Mon., 8:30 a.m.
Motions - Traffic & Criminal: Tues.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. (except 5th 
Fri.)

**Note: No court on the 5th Fridays

Continuance Policy

Continuance policy can be found on the Hanover Court Home page Website in document http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/gd/Hanover/continuancepdf.pdf or on file in the clerk's office.