Petersburg General District Court

11th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Joyce A. Street

Phone/Fax

Phone: (804) 733-2374
Fax: (804) 733-2375

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

35 East Tabb Street
Petersburg, VA 23803

Judges

Hon. Mayo K. Gravatt, Chief Judge
Hon. Ray P. Lupold III

Court Schedule

Monday
   Felonies & Traffic
   8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., & 10:30 a.m., Felony Preliminary
     Hearings & Related Misdemeanors
   11:30 a.m., Arraignments (Individuals on Bond),
     Reviews & Motions
   1:00 p.m.,  Video Arraignments &
     Bond Motions (Incarcerated Defendants)
   2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Misdemeanor Trials with Police Officers
     including DUI (A&B Squad tentative)
Tuesday
   Traffic
   8:30 a.m. & 9:30 a.m., Traffic City Officers (C&D Squad)
   10:30 a.m., State Police
   11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., State Police
   2:30 p.m., Video Arraignments for Riverside
   3:00 p.m., Administrative Traffic Hearings (every other week)
Wednesday
   Misdemeanors & DUI
   8:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m., Misdemeanor Trials with Police
     Officers, including DUIs (C&D Squad)
   11:30 a.m., Arraignments (Individuals on Bond),
     Reviews & Motions
   1:00 p.m., Video Arraignments &
     Bond Motions (Incarcerated Defendants)
   2:00 p.m., 1st & 3rd Wed., Animal Control Officers
   2:00 p.m, 2nd & 4th Wed., Trials, Citizen Complaints
     & Misdemeanors
   2:00 p.m., 1st Wed., ABC Violations
   3:00 p.m., Trials, Citizen Complaints & Misdemeanors
   *Game Wardens (1st Wed.)
Thursday
   Traffic (East Tabb Street)
   8:30 a.m. & 9:30 a.m., City Officers (A&B Squads)
   10:30 a.m., State Police
   11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., State Police
   2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Local Police Officers (Designated
     Traffic Division Schedule: Officer Viera (1st),
     Officer McClellan (2nd), Officer Womack (3rd),
     Officer Gullmart (4th)
   3:30 p.m., Administrative Traffic Hearings
   Civil (Off Site)
   8:30 a.m. & 9:30 a.m., Return date on Civl Cases
   10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., Attorney (Mass Filers)
   10:30 a.m., Small Claims (1st Thurs.)
   1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m., Trials (Contested Matters)
Friday
   8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m., Felony Preliminary
     Hearings & Related Misdemeanors
   11:30 a.m., Arraignments (People on Bond), Reviews & Motions
   1:00 p.m., Video Arrangements &
     Bond Motions (Incarcerated Defendants)
   2:00 p.m., Felony Citizen Complaints (Preliminary Hearings),
     2:00 p.m., 1st Fri., ASAP
     2:00 p.m., 4th Fri., Sex Offenders

Continuance Policy

Continuances granted by Judge & Clerk.