Washington General District Court

28th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet

CLERK OF COURT

Sara Kathleen Keen

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00AM - 4:00PM

Stop taking payments at 4:00 p.m.

PHONE

(276) 676-6281
(276) 676-6279

FAX

(276) 676-3136

ADDRESS

191 East Main Street
Abingdon, VA 24210

    • Hon. Travis B. Lee, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
    • Hon. Robert L. Hobbs, Presiding Judge
    • Hon. Jeffrey Lynn Campbell

Traffic
    Town of Abingdon
    • 9:00 a.m., 1st, 3rd & 4th Tues.
    • 9:00 a.m., 1st, 2nd & 3rd Fri.
    Town of Damascus
    • 9:00 a.m., 1st & 4th Fri.
    Town of Glade Spring
    • 9:00 a.m., 4th Fri.
    County
    • 9:00 a.m.10:30 a.m., Tues. & Fri.
    Troopers
    • 1:30 p.m.
Criminal
    Bonded Arraignments
    • 1:30 p.m., 1st & 3rd Mon.
    Felony & Related misdemeanors
    • 9:00 a.m., Wed.
    Misdemeanor (other than shoplifting)
    • 1:30 p.m., Wed.
    EXIT 7 Walmart Shoplifting
    • 2nd Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.
    EXIT 19 Walmart Shoplifting
    • 4th Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
Civil
    Garnishments
    • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Mondays at 2 p.m.
    To release any money collected to plaintiff: exemptions hearings heard following Monday after filed.
    Small Claims
    • 10:30 a.m., 3rd Mon.
    Unlawful Detainers
    • 10:30 a.m.
    Other Civil Actions
    • Collection Attorneys
    • 9:00 a.m., Mon.
    • All other attorneys & pro se litigants
    • 1:30 p.m., 2nd & 4th Mon.
Animal Cases & Recycling Cases
    10:30 a.m., 1st Mon.
Thursdays
    1st & 2nd Thurs.
    • 9:00 a.m., Town of Abingdon - County
    • 9:00 a.m., Game & Fishery
    • 9:00 a.m. Probation 1st Thursday
    3rd Thurs.
    • 10:30 a.m., County
    4th Thurs.
    • 10:30 a.m., County
Mon. - Friday
    Bond Hearings
    Certification & Commitment Hearings & Appointment of Counsel As Needed

  • First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequent continuances by Judge.