Winchester/Frederick General District Court
26th Judicial District of Virginia
General District Courts Informational Pamphlet
CLERK OF COURT
Tamara L. Heishman
Clerk's Office Hours
8:00AM - 4:00PM
PHONE
(540) 722-7208
FAX
(540) 722-1063
ADDRESS
Judicial Center
5 North Kent Street
Winchester, VA 22601-5037
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- Hon. John Stanley Hart Jr., Chief Judge
- Hon. Kenneth L. Alger II
- Hon. Mary Louise Costello Daniel
- Hon. Amy B. Tisinger
- Hon. Anne M. Williams
Monday
- 8:30 a.m., Felony returns Winchester and Frederick
- 11:15 a.m., Bond hearings by video
Frederick County, Stephens City & Middletown non felony returns - PM
2:15 p.m, Bond reduction hearings
Winchester Police & Sheriff non felony returns
- 8:30 a.m., Private complaints non felony return docket for Frederick County
8:45 a.m., Plea Agreements
Frederick County trials - traffic in AM
11:15 a.m., Bond hearings
Frederick County trials & preliminary hearings - criminal in PM
- 8:30 a.m., Private complaints non felony return docket for Winchester
8:45 a.m., Plea agreements
Winchester trials & preliminary hearings
11:15 a.m., Bond hearings by video
2:15 p.m., Bond reduction hearings
- Civil first call returns
8:30 a.m., Special return docket
9:00 a.m., General return - local attorneys
9:45 a.m., General return - non-attorneys
11:00 a.m., Special return docket
11:15 a.m., Bond hearings by video
1:00 p.m., General return - out of town attorneys
2:00 p.m., Civil trials as set by the Judge
Frederick County trials, preliminary hearings or civil trials set by the Judge
- 1st Friday
- Winchester police felony returns
11:15 a.m., Bond hearings by video
2:15 a.m., Bond reduction hearings
Frederick County trials preliminary hearings
- 2nd Friday
- 8:30 a.m., ASAP non-complaint docket
11:15 a.m., Bond hearings by video
1:00 p.m., Bond reduction hearings
Frederick County trial docket as scheduled by Judge
- 3rd Friday
- 9:00 a.m., Frederick and Winchester DUI returns
11:15 a.m., Bond hearings by video
1:00 p.m., Trials as scheduled
2:15 p.m., Bond reduction hearings
Frederick County trials and preliminary hearings
- 4th Friday
- Frederick County Special patrol docket
11:15 a.m., Bond hearings by video
2:15 p.m., Bond reduction hearings
- 5th Friday
- Winchester police non felony returns
11:15 a.m., Bond hearings by video
2:15 p.m., Bond reduction hearings
Frederick County trials and preliminary hearings
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All continuances granted by Judge on written motions.