Judge Elliott O. Moody

A second or subsequent continuance request agreed to by all parties and received at least three business days before court will be forwarded to chambers for approval or denial before court.

An agreed first continuance request from the regular or trial docket received at least three business days before court will be sent to chambers, subject to the chosen date being available.

Civil continuance requests must be submitted in writing.

Contact

Phone

It is your responsibility to call back the next business day to confirm whether your request was granted or denied. You may also check online at www.vacourts.gov after noon the next business day to view the court date.

Contact

Phone to chambers

The court will conduct telephone motions or waivers if needed; contact the Judges' judicial assistant by phone or email to schedule, and a forwarding number or email will be provided if the assistant is unavailable.

Phone

757-393-8681 ext. 3104

Rebecca Reilly, the judicial assistant, is listed as the contact for felony continuance scheduling at 757-393-8681 ext. 3104 and rreilly@vacourts.gov.

Applies to

Continuance request

For a contested case, correspondence requesting a continuance must provide pleading dates and the agreed trial date.

Applies to

Continuance request

When a private citizen is the complainant, the continuance request must include that complainant's written consent.

Applies to

Continuance request

Must include

proposed order

A proposed order signed by all parties must be submitted before a judge reviews a felony continuance request.

Fax submission may be temporarily allowed in certain instances, but only with prior approval from the Clerk's Office.