Petersburg VA Lawyers Riley & Wells for Criminal & Traffic Defense

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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 appears before the Petersburg County Circuit, General District, and Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Courts every week. Virginia is a large state and we believe that clients are better represented by local attorneys who regularly appear before the same Courts.

Petersburg Circuit Court
Clerk of Court
Hon. Shalva J. Braxton
email: sbraxton@courts.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 733-2367
Fax: (804) 732-5548

Clerk’s Office Hours
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Address
7 Courthouse Avenue
Petersburg, VA 23803

Judges
Hon. Paul W. Cella, Chief Judge
Hon. Dennis M. Martin
Hon. Joseph M. Teefey Jr.

Terms of Court and General Information

• Criminal term begins, 3rd Thursday, each month.
• Civil term begins, 3rd Thursday, each month.
• Grand Juries, 1st day of criminal term.
• Criminal cases set through Commonwealth’s Attorney on designated days.
• Civil cases, and hearings in civil cases, set through the Court Administrator, Tamera Wilson (804)733-2423 or twilson@courts.state.va.us, or on term days in matured cases.
• Court convenes 9:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m.
• Criminal bench days every Monday morning, every Tuesday morning and afternoon, and every Thursday morning and afternoon, except term days.

Petersburg General District Court Clerk of Court Ms Dana Helm Shannon Phone: (804) 733-2374 Fax: (804) 733-2375Clerk’s Office Hours 8:00 AM – 4:00 PMAddress 35 East Tabb Street Petersburg, VA 23803Judges Hon. Mayo K. Gravatt, Chief Judge Hon. Robert Beman Beasley Jr. Hon. Ray P. Lupold IIICourt Schedule Arraignments 9:30 a.m., Mon. – Fri., Incarcerated & Bond Motions 11:30 a.m., Mon. – Fri., Bonded Monday – Criminal 8:30 a.m., Felonies Tuesday – Traffic 8:30 a.m., City Officers 10:30 a.m. – State Troopers 1:30 p.m., 1st & 3rd Tues., Mental Health Docket Wednesday Criminal 8:30 a.m., Midemeanors & DUI Civil 8:30 a.m., Non-attorney uncontested (off-site) 8:30 a.m., Non-attorney garnishment 10:00 a.m., Attorney uncontested (off-site) 10:00 a.m., Attorney garnishment docket 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m., Contested cases (off-site) 11:30 a.m., 4th Wed., Small claim docket (off-site) No civil docket will be held on the 5th Wednesday of a month. Thursday – Traffic 8:30 a.m., City Officers 10:30 a.m. – State Troopers Friday – Criminal 8:30 a.m., Felonies Continuance Policy Continuances granted by Judge.