Halifax General District Court

10th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Veresia R. Wood

EMAIL

[email protected]

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30AM - 4:30PM

PHONE

(434) 476-3385

FAX

(434) 476-3387

ADDRESS

8 South Main Street Suite 200
Halifax, VA 24558

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 458
Halifax, VA 24558

    • Hon. Calvin S. Spencer Jr., Chief Judge
    • Hon. Darrel W. Puckett, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Jody H. Fariss

Traffic & Criminal Court
    Arraignments at 11:00 a.m.
    Mondays (1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th) Town of South Boston
    • 8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.
    2nd Monday Department of Forestry
    • 1:30 p.m.
    3rd Monday Virginia State Parks
    • 1:30 p.m.
    4th Monday Department of Wildlife Resources (Game & Inland Fisheries)
    • 1:30 p.m.
    2nd, 3rd, & 4th Mondays Represented Citizen Complaints
    • 2:00 p.m.
    Tuesday Halifax County Sheriff's Department
    • 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
    Tuesday Afternoon
    • 1:00 p.m. Felony Preliminary Hearing Docket
    Thursday Virginia State Police
    • 8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.
    1st Friday Town of Halifax
    • 8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.
    1st Friday Alcohol Safety Action Program Violations
    • 11:00 a.m.
    1st Friday Halifax County Animal Control (Feb, April, June, Oct. and Dec.)
    • 1:00 p.m.
Civil Court
    1st Monday Small Claims Cases
    • 1:30 p.m.
    Thursday Afternoon
    • 1:00 p.m. Warrant in Debt, Detinues, Motion for Judgment, etc.
    • 1:30 p.m. Summons for Unlawful Detainers
    • 2:00 p.m. Contested Civil Cases

  • Criminal, Civil, & Traffic continuances granted by Judge or clerk if agreeable to all parties and good cause shown.