Lynchburg General District Court

24th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Janet T. Stinnett
email: jstinnett@courts.state.va.us

Phone/Fax

Criminal/Traffic: (434) 455-2630
Civil: (434) 455-2640
Fax: (434) 847-1779

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

905 Court Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504

Deadline to file protective order petitions is 2:00 p.m.

Phone payments are not accepted.

Judges

Hon. Harold A. Black, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
Hon. R. Edwin Burnette Jr., Presiding Judge
Hon. Sam D. Eggleston III

Court Schedule

Civil
   Mon. & Wed.
     9:00 a.m., Attorney collection cases
     10:00 a.m., Non-attorney cases & small claims
     1:30 p.m., Contested cases - Attorney and Non-Attorney except 
        2nd Wed.
     1:30 p.m., High volume attorney collection cases
     (prior approval required)
     2:00 p.m., Contested cases - Attorney and Non-Attorney
   Thurs.
     9 a.m., Garnishments (plaintiff not required to appear)
   Fri.
     1:30 p.m. & 2:00 p.m., High volume attorney collection cases
     (prior approval required)
Call for prior approval of court date when filing more than
   10 warrants and/or interrogatories.
Criminal & Traffic
   Mon. - Thurs.
     9:00 a.m., Unrepresented cases & all cases involving a 
        midnight officer
     10:00 a.m., Represented cases
     1:30 p.m., Unrepresented cases
     2:00 p.m., Represented cases
   3rd Mon.
     11:00 a.m., Parking Tickets
   Friday
     9:00 a.m., Unrepresented cases & all cases involving a 
        midnight officer
     10:00 a.m., Represented cases
     2:00 p.m., Bond Hearings
Advisements
   1:00 p.m., Mon. - Thurs.
Video Custody Advisements
   11:30 a.m., Mon. - Thurs.
   11:00 a.m., Fri.
   4th Fri.
   1:30 p.m., Animal Warden cases

Continuance Policy

In civil cases, first continuance granted by agreement of parties.