Tazewell County VA Criminal & Traffic Defense Lawyers 

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Top Tazewell VA Attorneys Representing Clients Before The Courts

The Tazewell County Courts serve as part of Virginia’s 29th 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 Tazewell judges preside over a variety of cases all unique to the jurisdiction of their particular court. The Tazewell 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 Tazewell Circuit Court. The Tazewell General District Court hears the most cases due its traffic violation jurisdiction.

Tazewell County VA General District Court Lawyers

GDC Clerk Crystal Denise Crouse Phone/Fax Phone (276) 385-1563 Fax (276) 988-6202

Clerk’s Office Hours 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Address 135 Court Street, Suite 300 Tazewell, VA 24651

GDC Judges

• Hon. George Robert Brittain, Chief Judge
• Hon. Henry A. Barringer

GDC Court Schedule

1st and 3rd Monday: Civil
9:00 a.m., Attorney cases
9:30 a.m., Unlawful Detainers
10:00 a.m., Warrants in debts, contested cases and garnishments Garnishments
10:30 a.m., Schewels
11:00 a.m., National Bank
3rd Monday:
11:00 Show causes for failing to pay fines and costs
2nd and 4th Monday: Richlands Police Department
9:00 Traffic and Criminal cases
1:00 Arraignments (Bonded) and Inmate Arraignments; Bond hearings
2:00 Protective Orders
Wednesday
Virginia State Police and Tazewell County Sheriff's Office: Traffic and Criminal &
Show causes for failing to report to jail & pre-trial show causes
9:00 and 10:00 Virginia State Police
11:30 VASAP (first Wednesday of each month)
1:00 Tazewell County Sheriff's Office
1:30 Civilian Complaint Criminal Cases
2:00 Protective Orders
3rd Wednesday
10:00 a.m. , Pocahontas Police Department
1st and 3rd Thursday: Bluefield Police Department
Cedar Bluff Police Department
Traffic and Criminal
9:00 Bluefield Police Department
11:00 Cedar Bluff Police Department
3rd Thursday:
11:00 Probation Show Causes, Restitution Show Causes
1:00 Shoplifting charges
2nd and 4th Thursday: Tazewell Police Department: Traffic and Criminal
9:00 Tazewell Police Department
2:00 Protective Orders
2nd Thursday:
1:00 Bad Check charges
2nd and 4th Friday: Felony cases
9:00 Waivers, continuances, preliminary hearings and pre-trial motions

GDC Continuance Policy

Tazewell County VA Circuit Court Lawyers

Circuit Clerk Hon. Charity D Hurst Phone/Fax PHONE (276) 385-1200 FAX (276) 988-7501

Clerk’s Office Hours 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Address 135 Court Street, Suite 202 Circuit Court Clerk’s office Tazewell, VA 24651

Circuit Judges

• Hon. Jack S. Hurley Jr., Chief Judge
• Hon. Michael Lee Moore
• Hon. Richard C. Patterson
• Hon. Brian K. Patton
• Hon. Elizabeth Reece Robertson

Terms of Tazewell Circuit Court and General Information

• Terms begin, 2nd Tuesday, Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., & Nov.
• Grand Juries, 1st day of Term.
• Court convenes 9:00 a.m. unless presiding Judge shall designate some other hour.
• Commissioners in Chancery utilized in land title cases only.
• Misdemeanor appeal day begins the day following Term Day.
• Normal procedure dictates that Final Orders are certified and mailed to the attorney(s) of record, or mailed to the individual(s), if pro se. For local attorneys, we utilize the “mailbox” in our office, and certified Final Orders are placed in the designed slots for pick up. In criminal, one copy each Order is distributed to the Commonwealth and to the attorney of record; in civil, two copies are provided to the attorney(s) (one for the attorney file, one for their client), or one copy to the individual, if pro se.

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7/3/2025