Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Sam D. Eggleston III

Judge • Lynchburg General District Court, Virginia

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason for Request

Communication

Court-wide
Phone

Clerk

Scheduling

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Lynchburg General District Court, Virginia publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 16 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Adjournments

All 7

  • First continuance requests in traffic and criminal cases are granted verbally by the Clerk's Office.

  • Additional continuance requests must be submitted in writing with their grounds, and the Judge decides whether to grant them.

  • The Clerk's Office will not grant continuance requests on the day of court.

Fees

All 5

  • Cash registers close at 4:00 p.m., and no monetary transactions may be made after that time.

  • If fines and costs are not paid or a deferred payment plan is not entered within 90 days after conviction, the account goes to collections and incurs a collection fee.

  • Fee
    10

    A payment plan extending beyond 90 days after conviction incurs an additional $10 fee.

Communication

All 2
  • Contact
    Phone to clerk

    For a represented defendant, the attorney must call the office to request a continuance so the case can be scheduled around the attorney's schedule.

  • Contact
    Phone to clerk

    Before setting any civil trial dates, you must call the clerk's office for approval of the dates and times.

Filing Timing

All 1

  • Effective July 1, 2026, civil filings will not be accepted after 3:45 p.m.

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