Williamsburg/James City County Circuit Court

9th Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Hon. Elizabeth O' Connor

Clerk's Office Hours

8:30AM - 4:00PM

Recordation cut off time: 4:00PM

PHONE

(757) 564-2242
Concealed Handgun Permits (757) 564-2404
Probate (757) 564-2379
Name changes (757) 564-2354
Fines/Costs/Restitution (757) 564-2351
Recording Department (757) 564-2349
Jury Administrator (757) 564-2404
Law Suits (757) 564-2354
Divorces/Adoptions/Ministers (757) 564-2354
Criminal Department (757) 564-2353
Expungements (757) 564-2352
Marriage License (757) 564-2404
Criminal Judgements (757) 564-2351

FAX

ADDRESS

5201 Monticello Avenue
Suite Six
Williamsburg, VA 23188-8218

Judge's address
5201 Monticello Avenue, Suite One
Williamsburg, VA 23188-8218

Terms of Court and General Information

- Terms begin, 3rd Wednesday, Jan., March, May, July, Sept., & Nov.
- Grand Juries, 1st day of Term.
- Civil trials are set by praecipe submitted seven days preceding Term Day. Setting of trials without appearance at docket call will be at the Judge's discretion. (Judge's administrator handles all scheduling of civil cases.)
- Grand Juries at 9:00 a.m.
- Criminal docket calls at 9:00 a.m.
- Civil docket calls at 11:00 a.m.
- Instructions must be submitted prior to trial.
- Local rules adopted pursuant to Section 8.01-4.
- Should term day fall on a legal holiday as set forth in Section 2.2-3300, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, the term day will be rescheduled.
- Faxes from attorneys and litigants will NOT be accepted for any civil and criminal cases.
- The criminal division emails the final court orders to the attorneys upon request. We also have quite a few attorneys that use the OCRA system to obtain their own copies. We strongly encourage attorneys to provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of their certified orders.