Halifax County VA Criminal & Traffic Defense Lawyers 

Riley & Wells Attorneys-At-Law is a limited liability company registered to practice law with the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission. Our attorneys are licensed to practice law by the Virginia State Bar. We represent clients every week before the Halifax Virginia Courts. Our Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” rated attorneys in Halifax County Virginia are also recognized as a “Best Law Firm” according to U.S. News and World Reports for the highest level of professional excellence in legal ability and ethical standards. The Martindale-Hubbell and Best Lawyers publications are distinguished, established organizations that publish reliable information regarding lawyers and law firms.

Top Halifax VA Attorneys Representing Clients Before The Courts

The Halifax County Courts serve as part of Virginia’s 10th Judicial District. These courts consist of a Circuit Court, a General District Court & a Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court. These are all trial courts. Each Court has its own Judges and its own specific jurisdiction. The Halifax judges preside over a variety of cases all unique to the jurisdiction of their particular court. The Halifax Circuit Court is the trial court with the broadest powers and also hears cases appealed from the district courts. The right to trial by Jury is only in the Halifax Circuit Court. The Halifax General District Court hears the most cases due its traffic violation jurisdiction.

Halifax County VA General District Court Lawyers

GDC Clerk Veresia R. Wood Phone/Fax Phone (434) 476-3385 Fax (434) 476-3387

Clerk’s Office Hours 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Address 8 South Main Street Suite 200 Halifax, VA 24558

GDC Judges

• Hon. Calvin S. Spencer Jr., Chief Judge
• Hon. Jody H. Fariss
• Hon. Darrel W. Puckett, Presiding Judge

GDC Court Schedule

Traffic & Criminal Court
Arraignments at 11:00 a.m.
Mondays (1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th) Town of South Boston
8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m.
2nd Monday Department of Forestry
1:30 p.m.
3rd Monday Virginia State Parks
1:30 p.m.
4th Monday Department of Wildlife Resources (Game & Inland Fisheries)
1:30 p.m.
2nd, 3rd, & 4th Mondays Represented Citizen Complaints
2:00 p.m.
Tuesdays Halifax County Sheriff's Department
9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.
2nd Tuesday Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
10:00 a.m.
Tuesday Afternoons
1:00 p.m. Felony Preliminary Hearing Docket
Thursdays Virginia State Police
9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
1st Friday Town of Halifax
9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.
1st Friday Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) Violations
11:00 a.m.
1st Friday Halifax County Animal Control (Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., and Dec.)
1:00 p.m.
Civil Court
1st Monday Small Claims Cases
1:30 p.m.
Thursday Afternoon
1:00 p.m. Warrant in Debt, Detinues, Motion for Judgment, etc.
1:30 p.m. Summons for Unlawful Detainers
2:00 p.m. Contested Civil Cases

GDC Continuance Policy

Halifax County VA Circuit Court Lawyers

Circuit Clerk Hon. Cathy M. Cosby Phone/Fax Phone (434) 476-6211 Judge’s Office (434) 476-6114 Fax (434) 476-2890

Clerk’s Office Hours 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Address 8 S. Main Street P. O. Box 729 Halifax, VA 24558

Circuit Judges

• Hon. Donald Carl Blessing, Chief Judge
• Hon. Robert H. Morrison
• Hon. Stephen Anderson Nelson
• Hon. James William Watson Jr.

Terms of Halifax Circuit Court and General Information

• Grand jury meets 1st day of term & term days are the 1st Thursday of each month.
• Docket call days will be the 1st Thurs. of every month beginning Feb. 5, 2015. If the docket call day falls on a legal holiday, then docket call shall occur the following Thursday.
• Civil cases set by written request; email is preferred. Send request to twfisher@vacourts.gov.
• Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in general chancery causes, except divorce.

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7/31/2025