Henrico County Circuit Court, Virginia Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Contact

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Phone

(804) 501-7823

Call Mrs. Crook for last-minute trial changes, jury waivers, plea scheduling when a criminal jury is set, or when it is too late to write about a continuance.

CRIMINAL: Mrs. Taylor Crook is the Lead Judicial Administrative Support Assistant responsible for all criminal matters and should be called if it is determined at the last minute that the trials will take longer than preset, if a jury is waived, to set a guilty plea when a criminal jury is set, or if it is too late to write regarding a continuance.

CRITICAL

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Civil motions are scheduled for Fridays at 9:30 a.m. and must be set by telephone.

Civil motions set each Friday at 9:30 a.m. and must be set by telephone.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applicants may apply for a payment arrangement through the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office; applicants for a non-guideline plan must report there within 7 days after submitting the application.

You may apply for a payment arrangement with the Henrico County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. If you make application for a non-guideline payment plan you must report to the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office within 7 days of the submission of your application for a decision by the Court.

WARNING

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Most civil domestic matters can be set by telephone.

Again, most cases can be set by telephone.

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Civil cases should be set by telephone.

Cases should be set by telephone.

WARNING

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Phone

Phone

(804) 501-4710

Attorneys are asked to call Kasey Pate to preset appeal trials; she can also be contacted about domestic case settlements.

However, the Court requests attorneys to call Kasey Pate to preset the appeal trials. Protective Orders appealed from the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court take precedence on the docket. Protective Orders are set on the second Monday following the date the appeal is noted. Again, most cases can be set by telephone. To set any equitable distribution cases, a pretrial hearing must be done first. A Domestic Relations Pre-trial Scheduling Order is required within 10 calendar days of setting the trial date. Exhibits must be pre-filed. Any matter set for more than three hours or involves a pro se party requires a pre-trial conference. Mrs. Kasey Pate is the Judicial Administrative Support Assistant responsible for the civil domestic docket and should be contacted regarding settlements of civil domestic cases. Mrs. Pate can be reached at (804) 501-4710.

WARNING

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Phone

(804) 501-4709

Contact Mrs. Elsie Holmes by phone about setting civil law hearings and civil case settlements.

Mrs. Elsie Holmes is the Judicial Administrative Support Assistant responsible for setting hearings on civil law matters, i.e., demurrers, infant settlements, pleas, contesting wills, injunctions, etc. Protective Orders appealed from the General District Court take precedence on the docket. Protective Orders are set on the Friday seven days after the date the appeal is noted. Mrs. Holmes is in charge of the civil law docket and should be contacted regarding, settlements of civil cases, etc. Mrs. Holmes can be reached at (804) 501-4709.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Phone

(804) 501-4711

Kayla Lupton, the Court Administrator, is available to help with court matters if the Judicial Administrative Support person is unavailable.

COURT ADMINISTRATOR - Kayla Lupton (804) 501-4711. Kayla Lupton is the Court Administrator. Mrs. Lupton is responsible for administrative matters for the Circuit Court Judges. Mrs. Lupton is available to help with any and all matters, including criminal, civil and civil-domestic should the Judicial Administrative Support person be unavailable.