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    Riley & Wells Attorneys-At-Law, PLLC, is a limited liability company that is 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 are a local law firm that represents clients every week before the Hopewell Virginia Circuit, General District, and Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia is a large state and we believe that clients are better represented by local attorneys who regularly appear before the same Courts.

    Hopewell Circuit Court

    Clerk

    Hon. Tamara J. Ward

    Phone/Fax

    Phone: (804) 541-2239
    Fax: (804) 541-2438

    Clerk’s Office Hours

    8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

    Address

    100 E. Broadway
    Room 251
    Hopewell, VA 23860-2715

    Judges

    • Hon. William Allan Sharrett, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. William Edward Tomko III, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Carson E. Saunders Jr.

    Terms of Court and General Information

    • Terms begin, 2nd Tuesday, Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct., & Dec.
    • Motions Day, 2nd and 4th Fridays.
    • Grand Juries, 1st day of Term.
    • Civil cases set by praecipe.
    • Civil Court convenes 9:00 a.m.
    • Criminal Court convenes 9:00 a.m.
    • Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in partition suits.
    • Instructions must be submitted 5 days prior to trial.
    • Local rules adopted pursuant to Section 8.01-4.
    • Final Orders will be mailed to all counsel of record and any unrepresented party as soon as they have been entered by the Judge. The preferred practice is to submit self-addressed, stamped envelopes for the return of the certified copies of the Final Order. However, this office will always mail and provide certified copies to all parties whether an envelope has been provided to us or has not been provided to us.

    Hopewell General & Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts

    Clerk

    Ms Ellen Taylor Chiasson

    Phone/Fax

    Phone: (804) 541-2257
    Fax: (804) 541-2364

    Clerk’s Office Hours

    8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

    Address

    100 East Broadway
    Hopewell, VA 23860

    General District Judges

    • Hon. Bruce A. Clark Jr., Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Elbert D. Mumphery, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Churchill Ridley Bain
    • Hon. Lyndia P. Ramsey
    • Hon. Harold Lee Townsend III

    Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

    • Hon. Jacqueline R. Waymack, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Christopher B. Ackerman, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Wallace W. Brittle Jr., Presiding Judge

    Court Schedule

    General District
   Monday: Criminal Docket
     8:30 a.m., Bonded Arraignments/ Protective Orders
     9:00 a.m., Video arraignments/bond hearings
     9:30 a.m., Trials/non-attorney cases
     10:00 a.m., Trials/attorney cases
   2nd Monday
     1:00 p.m., City Code Enforcement Cases
     2:00 p.m., Animal Control Cases
   Tuesday - Police Dept. Traffic Docket
     8:30 a.m., Bonded arraignments
     9:00 a.m., Video Arraignments/ Bond Hearings / Non-Attorney 
        Trial Docket
     10:00 a.m., Attorney Docket / Trials
     11:00 a.m., Protective Orders
   Wednesday - Civil Docket
     9:00 a.m., Attorney Cases
     10:00 a.m., Non-attorney cases
     11:00 a.m., Contested cases
     11:30 a.m., Protective Orders
   Thursday - Sheriff's Docket
     8:30 a.m., Bonded arraignments
     9:00 a.m., Video arraignments/bond hearings
     9:30 a.m., Non-attorney public docket
     11:30 a.m., Protective Orders
     1:00 p.m., Attorney cases
   Friday
     10:00 a.m., Protracted civil cases

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
   1st Monday of Month
     9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., DSS/Foster care cases
     1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., DSS/Foster care cases
   Tuesday: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
     8:30 a.m., Bonded Arraignments
     9:00 a.m., Protective Orders
     9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Support/Custody/Visitation Cases
     1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.,  Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings/ 
        Contested Support/Custody/Visitation cases
   Wednesday: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
     8:30 a.m., Bonded arraignments
     9:00 a.m., Protective orders
     9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Support/custody/visitation cases
     1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Video Arraignments/bond hearings/ 
        contested support/ custody/visitation cases
   Thursday
     8:30 a.m., Bonded arraignments
     9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Adult/juvenile criminal trials
     1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Video Arraignments/ Bond Hearings  / 
        Dispositional cases
     2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Adult/juvenile criminal trials
   Friday: 2nd & 4th
     8:30 a.m., Bonded arraignments
     9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., Protective orders
     10:00 a.m. - 12:00 pm.m, DCSE support cases
     1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Video Arraignments/ Bond Hearings/ DCSE 
        support cases

    Continuance Policy

    First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequently granted by Judge.