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

    • 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
Tuesday
    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
Wednesday
    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
Thursday
    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
Friday
    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

  • All continuances granted by Judge on written motions.