Galax General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

27th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Carrie Peake Hawks

Phone/Fax

Phone: (276) 236-8731
Fax: (276) 236-2754

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

353 North Main Street, Suite 204
Galax, VA 24333-2911

General District Judges

Hon. Gerald Eugene Mabe II, Presiding Judge
Hon. Gino W. Williams, Chief Judge
Hon. J. D. Bolt
Hon. Erin J. DeHart
Hon. Randal J. Duncan

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

Hon. Monica D. Cox, Chief Judge
Hon. Howard Lee Chitwood
Hon. Bradley G Dalton
Hon. Ryan D. Hamrick
Hon. Stephanie Murray Shortt

Court Schedule

General District Court
   Arraignments
     1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.
   Civil
     1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.
   Criminal & Traffic
     1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Wednesdays
     9:00 a.m., Traffic & Misdemeanors
     10:00 a.m., Traffic & Misdemeanors with Attorneys
   Felonies
     1st & 3rd, Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. (Carroll County)
     1st, 2nd, 3rd, &  4th Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. (Grayson County)
   Bad Checks
     2nd Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.
   No Court will be held on the 5th Wednesday of a month.

Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court
   Juvenile Traffic/Delinquency: 1st, 2nd and 4th Friday at 1:30 
   p.m.
   Adult Criminal: 1st, 2nd and 4th Friday at 2 p.m.
   Carroll County Felonies: 4th Friday at 2 p.m.
   DCSE: Every Other 2nd Friday, 12:30 p.m.

Continuance Policy

-First continuance granted upon request in General District Court; subsequent requests must be granted by the Judge. -All continuances in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court must be submitted in writing and ruled on by the Judge.