Judge Dennis M. Martin

Applies to

Bond appeal motion

A bond appeal motion must include a copy of the lower-court warrant and state the lower-court case number or numbers, next court date and hearing time, alleged offense dates, and present bond for each charge.

Applies to

Transportation order request

Defense counsel must submit a Transportation Order request for an incarcerated client to the clerk immediately after the hearing or scheduling date.

Applies to

Continuance order

Counsel and the defendant are to complete the form continuance order at the hearing for the Court to enter.

Applies to

Motion

The listed motions must be filed in writing at least 30 days before trial.

Requested docket additions, except bond motions and advisements, must be completed with notice to the Clerk by 3:00 p.m. two days before the docket unless the Presiding Judge authorizes otherwise.

The pretrial hearing must be scheduled at least 10 days before the jury trial.

Contact

Phone

Phone

(804)733-2423

The parties schedule single-day criminal and civil jury trials by agreement through the Court Administrator, including by phone.

Contact

Phone

Phone

(804)733-2423

Civil bench cases may be scheduled by agreement through the Court Administrator by phone or by the parties appearing at Term Day.

A defense attorney who learns an interpreter is needed should contact the Clerk as early as possible and no later than 10 business days before trial or a hearing.

Requests to continue cases or Term Day appearances must be made by written motion filed with the clerk.

A sudden medical emergency or death involving a party, counsel, or subpoenaed material witness, and late-arising circumstances likely to cause undue hardship or a possible miscarriage of justice, are generally deemed sufficient grounds for a continuance.

The listed circumstances—including party agreement, incomplete discovery, new counsel, an un-subpoenaed witness's unavailability, and certain scheduling or witness conflicts—are generally deemed insufficient grounds for a continuance, subject to the stated exception for a Commonwealth discovery-order violation and timely notice of a witness conflict.