Judge Claire G. Cardwell
Judge • Richmond City Circuit Court, Virginia
Limits & Logistics
Court-wideDocument Limits
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- 1 copy • Email
Adjournments
Court-wideRequest must include
Communication
Court-wideClerk
Clerk
Clerk
Phone
Clerk
Chambers
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideRichmond City Circuit Court, Virginia publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 101 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 35- Applies to
- Payment agreement
Anyone with a payment agreement must promptly notify the Court of a change in mailing address.
- Applies to
- Payment agreement
A person who owes fines or costs may enter a $25-per-month plan or agree to pay the balance in full within six months by executing Form CC-1379 in the Clerk’s Office.
- Applies to
- Payment agreement request
A request for a different payment agreement requires a fully completed Form DC-211 with financial information and a selected payment option, filed with the Clerk’s Office; if approved, the applicant must execute Form CC-1379 there.
Communication
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- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (804)646-6553
Applicants must call the Clerk’s Office within 5–7 days after filing Form DC-211 to ask about the request’s status.
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (804) 646-6553
A community-service-credit applicant must call the Clerk’s Office within 5–7 days to follow up on the request’s status.
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Use the listed email address only for general inquiries; do not use email for case-related legal matters or to contact judges, and inappropriate emails will not be answered or forwarded.
Formatting
All 9Participants must file original documentation of their community-service hours each month; photocopies are not accepted.
The AI-use certification must appear at the end of or be attached to the filing.
The Court strongly encourages use of the Uniform Pre-Trial Scheduling Order.
Filing Timing
All 9The certification disclosing AI use in proposed exhibits is due ten days before any trial or evidentiary hearing.
The written date-setting documents may be filed only after the court's docketing procedures have selected the date.
The Clerk of Court must receive and file pleadings when they are tendered.
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