Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Victoria A.B. Willis

Judge • Spotsylvania County Circuit Court, Virginia

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Courtesy Copies

Notice, Motion

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Spotsylvania County Circuit Court, Virginia publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 11 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Timing

All 4

  • Notice of a criminal motion must reach the Clerk's office by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing.

  • Deadline
    10 business days

    A praecipe must be filed at least ten business days before Term.

  • Original motions should be filed with the Clerk's office seven (7) days in advance of hearing;

E-Filing

All 3
  • Applies to
    Initial civil complaint

    Initial civil complaints cannot be filed by email.

  • Applies to
    Pleading

    Pleadings other than initial complaints may be emailed to the Clerk's Office.

  • Applies to
    Pleading

    Do not mail pleadings that have been emailed.

Communication

All 2

  • Pendente lite motions are set only through chambers.

  • Motions expected to take more than 30 minutes must be scheduled through chambers.

Courtesy Copies

All 1

  • Courtesy copies of the notice and motion should be faxed to chambers.

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