Richmond Manchester General District Court

13th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Bonnie Pridemore
email: bpridemore@courts.state.va.us

Phone/Fax

Phone: (804) 646-8990
Fax: (804) 646-0387

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

920 Hull Street, Southside
Richmond, VA 23224

Judges

Hon. Phillip L. Hairston, Chief Judge
Hon. Lawrence B. Cann
Hon. David Eugene Cheek Sr.
Hon. Barbara J. Gaden
Hon. Birdie Hairston Jamison
Hon. Joi Jeter Taylor
Hon. Tracy W. J. Thorne-Begland

Court Schedule

Monday through Friday
   8:00 a.m., Arraignments (Incarcerated Defendants)
   8:30 a.m., Bond Hearings (Incarcerated Defendants)
   9:00 a.m., Arraignments (Bailed Defendants)
   9:30 a.m., Criminal Misdemeanor & Felony Plea Agreements
   10:00 a.m., Misdemeanors Trials (Public Defenders)
   10:30 a.m., Felony Trials (Private Counsel)
   11:30 a.m., Traffic Cases (Second Precinct)
   1:00 p.m., ABC Violations/C.A.P.S./Dog Warden/
     City Ordinance/Game and Inland Fisheries
   1:30 p.m., Misdemeanor Trials (Multiple Witness Cases-4 or more)
   2:30 p.m., Felony Preliminary Hearings (Private Counsel)
   3:00 p.m., Virginia State Police Cases
   4:00 p.m., Traffic School Returns

Continuance Policy

Continuances granted by Judge on motion.

Three Divisions

In addition to Richmond General District Court - Manchester location (shown on this web page), Richmond has three divisions:

Traffic Division (follow this link to view information about the Richmond Traffic Division
Civil Division (follow this link to view information about the Richmond Civil Division.
Criminal Division (follow this link to view information about the Richmond Criminal Division.