Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Devika E. Davis

Judge • Richmond City Circuit Court, Virginia

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Brief
20 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Courtesy copies

  • 1 copy • Email

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason for RequestAdversary PositionNumber of Previous Requests

Communication

Court-wide
Email

Clerk

circuitcourtclerkinformation@rva.gov
Email

Clerk

stephanie.stutz@rva.gov
Scheduling
Email

Clerk

shelton.johnson@rva.gov
Scheduling
Phone

Clerk

(804)646-6553
Status Inquiries
Email

Chambers

SchedulingEmergencies

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Richmond 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

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  • 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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  • Contact
    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

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  • Participants 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

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  • The 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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