Gloucester General District Court

9th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Hannah Ruth Smith

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00AM - 4:00PM

PHONE

(804) 693-4860

FAX

(804) 693-6669

ADDRESS

P. O. Box 873
7400 Justice Drive, Room 102
Gloucester, VA 23061

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 873
Gloucester, VA 23061-0873

Physical Address
7400 Justice Drive, Room 102
Gloucester, VA 23061

    • Hon. Wade A. Bowie, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Matthew Daren Danielson
    • Hon. Stephanie M. Revere, Presiding Judge

    Proper Dress is required to enter the courtroom.
    This includes the following:

    • No shorts,
    • No hats,
    • No clothing with obscene, vulgar or offense language or pictures.

Wednesdays (No court on 3rd Wednesday):
    8:15 a.m., Counsel Determination with Clerk
    9:00 a.m., Arraignments
    9:30 a.m., Gloucester Sheriff's Office
    10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., & 11:00 a.m., Virginia State Police
    1:30 p.m., Animal Control, Game & Inland Fisheries, VMRC (2nd)
    1:30 p.m., Toll Violations (4th)
    2:00 p.m., Small Claims Civil Filings (4th)
Thursdays:
    9:30 a.m., Criminal Cases
    9:30 a.m., ASAP & LP&PS Violations
    10:30 a.m., Non-Commonwealth Criminal Cases
    10:30 a.m., Zoning/Code of Compliance (2nd)
    1:30 p.m., Driving under suspension
Fridays (2nd & 4th):
    9:00 a.m., First Callings
    10:00 a.m., Unlawful Detainers
    10:30 a.m., Contested Trials (Set by Clerk)

  • First motion to continue a traffic matter may be granted by the Clerk. Subsequent motions and all other cases motions require Judge Approval.