Virginia's Judicial System


Rockbridge Circuit Court

25th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk


Hon. Michelle M. Trout

Phone/Fax


Phone: (540) 463-2232
Fax: (540) 463-3850

Clerk's Office Hours


8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:30AM to 4:30 PM
Office Hours: Friday: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Address


Rockbridge County Courthouse
20 South Randolph Street, Suite 101
Lexington, VA 24450-2552

Judges

  • Hon. Christopher B. Russell, Presiding Judge
  • Hon. Joel R. Branscom, Chief Judge
  • Hon. Paul A. Dryer
  • Hon. Anne F Reed
  • Hon. Shannon T. Sherrill
  • Hon. Edward K. Stein
  • Hon. Sean Calvin Workowski

Terms of Court and General Information

  • Court convenes 9:30 a.m.
  • Terms begin, 1st Monday, Feb., May, & Nov.; 2nd Monday in July; Tuesday following Labor Day in Sept.
  • Grand Juries, 1st day of Term.
  • Criminal cases set on first day of each Term.
  • Misdemeanor Appeals Days, 2nd Wednesday of each month.
  • Civil cases set on the 1st and 2nd Thursday of each month by judge's secretary shhartley@vacourts.gov.
  • Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in limited cases except divorce.
  • Rockbridge Circuit Court's policy is to provide copies of final civil orders to local attorneys by placing the copy in their mailbox in our office and to mail copies to out-ot-town attorneys and pro se litigants within two days of entry. We do not require a self-addressed stamped envelope.