Giles County VA Criminal & Traffic Defense Lawyers 

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Giles County VA General District Court

Clerk Yvette M. Pennington Phone/Fax Phone (540) 921-3533 Fax (540) 921-3752

Clerk’s Office Hours 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Address 120 North Main Street, Suite 1 Pearisburg, VA 24134

GDC Judges

• Hon. Gino W. Williams, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. J. D. Bolt
• Hon. Erin J. DeHart
• Hon. Randal J. Duncan
• Hon. Gerald Eugene Mabe II

GDC Court Schedule

Arraignments
Criminal: Tues., 8:00 a.m. & Fri., 8:30 a.m.
Traffic: Tues., 8:00 a.m.
Trials
Criminal & Traffic (Pre-Trials, Attorneys & Preliminary Hearings)
Tuesdays
8:30 a.m. - State Police
9:15 a.m. - Pearisburg Police Dept.
10:00 a.m. - Narrows Police Dept.
10:45 a.m. - Pembroke Police Dept.
12:30 p.m. - Rich Creek & Glen Lyn Police Depts.
1:00 p.m. - Sheriff's Department
2nd Fri., 8:30 a.m. (Bad checks)
Civil
Small Claims
1st & 3rd Fri., 9:00 a.m
Unlawful Detainer
1st & 3rd Fri., 9:30 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. (attorneys)
Contest Civil Trials
1st & 3rd Fri., 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Uncontested Civil First Return
1st & 3rd Fri., 9:30 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. (attorneys)
Other
Arraignments: 5th Fri., 8:00 a.m.
Contested (criminal or civil): 5th Fri., 9:00 a.m.
Civil garnishments: 1st & 3rd Fri., 1:00 p.m.
Game Warden Cases (criminal): 4th Fri., 9:00 a.m.
Animal & Litter Control Cases: 4th Fri., 9:00 a.m.

Continuance Policy

Giles County VA Circuit Court

Clerk Hon. Sherry E. Gautier Phone/Fax Phone (540) 921-1722 Fax (540) 921-3825

Clerk’s Office Hours 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Address 501 Wenonah Avenue Suite 1 Pearisburg, VA 24134

Circuit Judges

• Hon. Kenneth M. Fleenor Jr., Chief Judge
• Hon. Bradley W. Finch
• Hon. Brett L. Geisler
• Hon. Hugh Lee Harrell
• Hon. Josiah T. Showalter Jr.
• Hon. Robert M. D. Turk

Terms of Circuit Court and General Information

• Terms begin, 2nd Tuesday, Jan., April, July, & Oct.
• Grand Juries, 1st day of Term.
• Criminal Court every Monday and 2nd and 4th Wednesday.
• Cases set on docket calls or by agreement of counsel with consent of court.
• Court convenes 9:00 a.m.
• Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in selection of jury, partition suits, and other major contested chancery causes.
• Docket calls are scheduled 10:00 a.m. on opening day of Term.
• Giles County mails a certified copy to each party involved in the case.

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4/24/2025