Newport News-Traffic General District Court

7th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk Ms Danielle Nicole Trotman Phone/Fax Phone: (757) 926-8876 Phone: (757) 926-8725 Phone: (757) 926-8726 Fax: (757) 926-7025

Clerk's Office Hours 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Address 2500 Washington Avenue, 2nd Fl. Newport News, VA 23607-4307

Judges

• Hon. Michael S. Stein, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Charisse M. Mullen, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Robert G. Saunders, Presiding Judge
• Hon. Rian Elizabeth Lewis

Court Schedule

Courtroom B
   Video Arraignments
   8:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri.
   Commonwealth Arraignments
   9:00 a.m., Mon.
   Commonwealth Trials
   9:30 a.m., Mon.
   City Officer Trials/Violations of Probation
   9:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
     & 1:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri.
Courtroom C
   City Officer Trials/Violations of Probation
   8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m.,
     11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m., Mon. & Fri.
   Commonwealth Arraignments
   9:00 a.m., Tues.
   Commonwealth Trials
   9:30 a.m., Tues.
   State Trooper Trials
   9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m., Tues. & Thurs.

Continuance Policy

Continuance granted first time for good reason.

Three Divisions

Newport News General District Court has three divisions:

• Traffic Division (shown on this web page)
• Civil Division (follow this link to view information about the Newport_News Civil Division .
• Criminal Division (follow this link to view information about the Newport_News Criminal Division .