Harrisonburg/Rockingham General District Court

26th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Teresa Lynn Brown

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00AM - 4:00PM

PHONE

(540) 564-3130
Civil Division (540) 564-3138 or (540) 564-3135
Traffic & Criminal Division (540) 564-3130

FAX

(540) 564-3096

ADDRESS

53 Court Square
Room 132
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

    • Hon. John Stanley Hart Jr., Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Kenneth L. Alger II
    • Hon. Mary Louise Costello Daniel
    • Hon. Amy B. Tisinger
    • Hon. Anne M. Williams

CIVIL DIVISION
    1st Mondays
    • 9:00 am Small Claims
Tuesday
    9:00 am Attorney returns for Warrant In Debts, Detinues & Interrogatories
    10:00 am Business/Private debt returns
    11:00 am Brief motions
    1:00 pm All unlawful detainer returns
Fridays:
    1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th 8:30 am -- Garnishments
Trials:
    1st & 3rd Monday mornings
    2nd & 4th Mondays
    1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Fridays
TRAFFIC & CRIMINAL DIVISION:
    Arraignments/Advisements
    • Mon., 9:00 am
    ASAP Violations
    • 3rd Mon., 1:00 pm
    Private Complaints
    • Mon., 2:00 pm
    Harrisonburg City
    • Tues. & Wed.
    • 2nd Fri., 2:00pm
    State Police
    • Wed. 9:00, 10:00 & 2:00pm
    JMU
    • 1st & 3rd Wed., 1:00 & 2:00 pm
    Towns/Localities
    • Bridgewater
    • 2nd Fri., 10:00 am
    • 4th Fri., 9:00 am
    Broadway
    • 2nd Fri., 1:00 pm
    • 4th Fri., 1:30 pm
    Dayton
    • 2nd Fri., 9:00 am
    Elkton
    • 4th Fri., 10:00 am
    Grottoes
    • 2nd Fri., 10:00 am
    • 4th Fri., 9:30 am
    Rockingham County
    • Thursday
    • 2nd Fri., 9:00 am & 9:30 am
    Timberville
    • 2nd & 4th Fri., 9:00 am & 1:30 pm
    Fire Marshalls
    • City & County: 1st Wed., 1:00 pm
    State Game Wardens
    • 3rd Wed., 1:00 pm
    ABC
    • 3rd Mon., 2:30 pm

  • Civil: By Judge only. Traffic & Criminal: First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequently granted by Judge.