Fairfax County Circuit Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Required

Always

Initial trial dates may no longer be scheduled through Calendar Control; they may only be scheduled by appearing at Civil Term Day or through the Online Scheduling System (OSS), which is available only to Virginia attorneys.

The scheduling of initial trial dates is no longer handled by Calendar Control. Initial trial dates may only be scheduled by: Appearing at Civil Term Day – Notices for Civil Term Day will be mailed to all counsel and parties to a case. If you have not received a notice and would like to schedule a matter for Civil Term Day, please see the following link for information on Civil Term Day: Civil Term Day Info Through the Online Scheduling System (OSS) using the following link: OSS Info. Please note that OSS is only available to Virginia attorneys.

The Calendar Control Judge hears only continuances, date-certain requests, and true emergencies; all other motions must be noticed for the Friday Motions Docket and will not be entertained by the Calendar Control Judge.

The Calendar Control Judge hears requests for continuances, date certain for particular hearings and true emergency matters. Other motions should be noticed for a Friday motions day and should not be presented in the limited time available to the Calendar Control Judge each morning. The Calendar Control Judge will not entertain motions that can and should be noticed for a Friday Motions Docket.