General District Court Schedule
Monday (except for any fifth Monday)
- 8:30 a.m., Arraignments
- 9:00 a.m. (unrepresented defendants)
- Covington Police Department
- Alleghany County Sheriff's Department
- No court on any fifth Monday
- 10:00 a.m. (represented defendants)
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Civil Court, every Monday afternoon except for any fifth Monday
- 8:30 a.m., Arraignments
- 9:00 a.m. (unrepresented defendants), Virginia State Police
- 10:00 a.m. (represented defendants)
- 11:15 a.m., VASAP
- 1:00 p.m. (unrepresented defendants), Clifton Forge Police Department/Code Enforcement
- 2:00 p.m. (represented defendants
2nd Thursday of each month
- 8:30 a.m., Arraignments
- 9:00 a.m. (represented defendants), Alleghany County Sheriff's Department and Covington Police Department
- 10:00 a.m. (represented defendants
4th Thursday of each month
- 8:30 a.m., Arraignments
- 9:00 a.m. (unrepresented defendants), Alleghany County Sheriff's Department Covington Police Department
- 10:00 a.m. (represented defendants)
There is NO court on the 1st, 3rd or 5th Thursday of the month
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
- 8:30 a.m., Arraignments
- 9:00 a.m., Custody/Visitation/Support/DSS
- 3rd Wednesday of each month - Driver's License Ceremony
- 4th Wednesday of each month - Division of Child Support Enforcement cases
No court on any first Friday of the month
- 8:30 a.m., Arraignments
- 9:00 a.m., Juvenile delinquency & Adult Criminal Cases
- 10:00 a.m., Juvenile detention hearings
- 10:00 a.m., Contested Juvenile Delinquency & Adult Criminal Cases
- 1:00 p.m., CHINS cases