Petersburg Circuit Court, Virginia Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

At the start of trial, counsel of record must tender the originals of agreed instructions and copies of contested instructions, with appropriate citations, to the Court.

At the commencement of trial, counsel of record shall tender to the court the originals of all agreed upon instructions and copies of all contested instructions with appropriate citations.

CRITICAL

Briefs must be double-spaced, absent leave of court.

Absent leave of court, the length of a brief shall not exceed twenty (20) pages, double-spaced.

CRITICAL

A motion to continue must be filed in writing and detail the reason for the continuance.

Motions to continue shall be filed in writing detailing the reason for the continuance.

WARNING

Before trial, the parties must prepare a three-ring binder of paper and photograph exhibits, divided by numbered or letter tabs.

The parties shall prepare in advance of trial a three ring binder of exhibits that are papers and photographs divided by numbered or letter tabs.

WARNING

Applies to

Conviction and sentencing orders

The clerk must use the Supreme Court of Virginia’s form orders for conviction and sentencing orders.

The clerk shall use the form orders provided by the Supreme Court of Virginia.

WARNING

Each party must have all proposed instructions available in Word format.

Each party shall have available all proposed instructions in Word format.