Culpeper General District Court

16th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Cheryl Lee Phillips

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00AM - 4:00PM

PHONE

(540) 727-3417

FAX

ADDRESS

135 West Cameron Street
Culpeper, VA 22701

    • Hon. Claiborne H. Stokes Jr., Chief Judge
    • Hon. Theresa W. Carter, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Matthew J. Quatrara
    • Hon. Kenneth Andrew Sneathern

    Motions must be submitted at least 24 hours prior to the court date.

Arraignments, Mon. & Wed., 8:30 a.m.
Traffic & Criminal
    Town/Local, Mon. & Wed., 9:30 a.m.
    State Police, Mon. & Wed., 1:30 p.m.
Preliminary Hearings are the 1st Wednesday all day
and the 4th Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. only
    Town and Local officers are 9;30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Civil
    Pro Se & Small Claims, 2nd & 4th Fri., 9:00 a.m.
    Interrogatories, 2nd & 4th Fri., 9:30 a.m.
    Attorneys, 2nd & 4th Fri., 10:00 a.m.
    Unlawful Detainers by Property Managers, 2nd & 4th Fri., 9:30 a.m.
    Large Filers, 2nd & 4th Fri., 1:00 p.m.
    1st Fri., Contested Civil Cases, time set by Judge

  • First time continuance request for pre-payable traffic infractions granted by the Clerk's office. Continuance request for misdemeanors and felonies are granted by the judge on a motion. Notice to the Commonwealth's attorney office is required for misdemeanor and felony requests.