Augusta Circuit Court
25th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet
ClerkHon. R. Steven Landes email: rlandes@vacourts.gov Phone/FaxPhone: (540) 245-5321 Fax: (540) 245-5318 |
Clerk's Office Hours8:30 AM - 5:00 PM AddressAugusta County Courthouse 1 East Johnson Street Staunton, VA 24401-4302 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 689, Staunton, Virginia 24402-0689 |
Judges
- Hon. William Chapman Goodwin, Presiding Judge
- Hon. Joel R. Branscom
- Hon. Paul A. Dryer
- Hon. Anne M. Reed
- Hon. Christopher B. Russell
- Hon. Edward K. Stein
Terms of Court and General Information
- Terms begin, 4th Monday, Jan., Apr., July & Oct.
- Grand Juries, 4th Monday in January, March, May, July, September & November.
- Civil trials and motions hearings set by praecipe, filed by noon 7 days prior to civil docket call, held on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. (When civil docket call falls on a holiday, the docket call wil be on Tuesday.)
- Court convenes 9:00 a.m.
- Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in limited instances.
- Civil Final Orders are mailed via regular mail, or for Local Attorneys, we have a designated file tray from which they may pick up applicable orders. Criminal Orders are transported as follows: to Probation Officers, Court Service Units, Public Defenders, Commonwealth Attorneys, and Attorneys who have provided email addresses, Final Orders are emailed. If there is no email address, we mail by regular mail.