Gloucester County Circuit Court, Virginia Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to chambers

Phone

(804) 693-1358

After agreeing on a hearing date, the moving party must call chambers to provide the chosen date.

Once a hearing date is agreed, the moving party must contact judge's chambers at (804) 693-1358 to advise of the chosen date.

CRITICAL

Contact

Letter fax to chambers

Counsel must fax the required trial-setting information to chambers by the Wednesday before the indicated Term Day; failure to submit dates waives any objection to the chosen trial date.

No later than the Wednesday prior to the Term Day indicated in the Notice of Appeal, counsel must fax their available dates to the judge's chambers at (804) 693-1755, and indicate the expected length of trial and whether a jury is demanded. Should any counsel fail to submit their available dates as required, such counsel and their party will be deemed to have waived any objection to the chosen trial date.

CRITICAL

Contact

Letter fax to chambers

Counsel must fax trial availability and the expected trial length and jury-demand status to chambers; the preferred alternative is for the Praecipe filer to fax dates agreed to by all participants, and failure to submit dates waives an objection to the selected date.

No later than the Wednesday prior to Term Day, counsel must fax their available dates to the judge's chambers at (804) 693-1755, and indicate the expected length of trial and whether a jury is demanded. Should any counsel fail to submit their available dates as required, such counsel and their party will be deemed to have waived any objection to the chosen trial date. In the alternative and by preference of the Court, the party filing the Praecipe may obtain all participants mutually agreeable available dates, and fax to the judge's chambers a list of dates that are agreeable to all participants, along with the expected length of trial and whether there is a jury demand.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to chambers

Phone

(804) 693-1358

After filing a motion, the moving party must call chambers to provide the motion type and expected hearing length and obtain available hearing dates and times.

After filing the motion, the moving party must contact judge's chambers at (804) 693-1358 to advise the type of motion filed and the expected length of the hearing, and to obtain the dates and times available for the hearing.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

Phone

(804) 693-1358

Promptly after the Notice of Appeal is filed, counsel should confer with one another and contact Chambers by phone to schedule trial.

Promptly after the Notice of Appeal is filed, counsel involved in the appeal should confer with each other and contact the judge's chambers at (804) 693-1358 to schedule the matter for trial.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A defendant with an installment or deferred payment agreement must promptly inform the court of any mailing-address change during the agreement.

A defendant who enters into an installment or deferred payment agreement shall promptly inform the court of any change of mailing address during the term of the agreement.

INFO

Contact

Letter fax to chambers

To avoid appearing at Docket Call, counsel may fax Chambers available dates, the expected trial length, and whether a jury is demanded, no later than the preceding Wednesday.

To avoid appearing at Docket Call, counsel may, no later than the Wednesday prior to Docket Call, fax their available dates to the judge's chambers at (804) 693-1755, advise the expected length of trial, and advise whether a jury is demanded.

INFO

Contact

Letter fax to chambers

As an alternative preferred by the Court, the party filing the Notice or counsel may fax Chambers mutually agreeable dates, the expected trial length, and whether there is a jury demand.

In the alternative and by preference of the Court, the party filing the Notice, or any counsel involved in the appeal, may obtain all participants' mutually agreeable available dates, and fax to the judge's chambers a list of dates that are agreeable to all participants, along with the expected length of trial and whether there is a jury demand.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Phone

804-693-1358

Pendente Lite and civil motions are heard on a motions day set by the judge; a phone number is provided in connection with scheduling.

Pendente Lite and civil motions heard on motions day set by the judge 804-693-1358.