General District Court6601 Courts Drive Show Phone: (804)
733-2781 or (804) 733-2783 Click here for the Court Web Site Denise Covington Judges General District Court
Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court
Provides the following services: General District Court handles most traffic violations. The General District Court also hears minor civil and criminal cases known as misdemeanors and conducts preliminary hearings for more serious criminal cases called felonies. The general district court will present Driver's Licenses to juveniles. Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court hears all matters involving juveniles such as criminal or traffic matters. In addition, this court handles other matters involving the family such as custody, support, and visitation. The court also hears family abuse cases, cases where adults have been accused of child abuse or neglect, and criminal cases where the defendant and alleged victim are family or household members. Driver's Licenses, which will be issued to minors, are received through the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Prince William County Virginia Operations in Prince William County Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court have been impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Orders and updates issued by the Governor of Virginia, the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Chief Judges of PWC Circuit and District Courts are posted here to provide information about temporary changes in operations that have been implemented to ensure the safety of users of the courts. Additional resources: Governor Younkin Updated COVID-19 Action Plan, January 15, 2022 EO-79, Lifting Temporary Restrictions outlined in EO-72, related to COVID-19, May 15, 2021 EO-72 Order of Public Health Emergency Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), December 10, 2020 EO-67 Sixth Amended Order of Public Health Emergency Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), November 16, 2020 EO-67 Third Amended Order of Public Health, Phase Three Easing of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), September 10, 2020 EO-65 Phase Two Easing of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), June 9, 2020 EO-63 Order of Public Health, Requirement to Wear Face Covering While Inside Buildings, May 26, 2020 EO-61 Phase One Easing of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), June 2, 2020 EO-55 Temporary Stay at Home Order Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) ~ March 30, 2020 EO-53 Temporary Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational, Entertainment, Gatherings, Non-essential Retail Businesses, and Closure of K-12 Schools Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) ~ March 23, 2020 EO-51 Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) ~ March 12, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Fortieth Order Extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency, May 27, 2022 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirty-Ninth Order Extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency, May 2, 2022 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirty-Eighth Order Extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency, April 15, 2022 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirty-Seventh Order Extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency, March 25, 2022 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirty-Sixth Order Extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency, March 4, 2022 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirty-Fifth Order Extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency, February 10, 2022 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirty-Fourth Order Extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency, January 20, 2022 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirty-Third Order Extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency, December 29, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirty-Second Order Extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency December 10, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirty-first Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, November 18, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirtieth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, October 25, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twenty-nineth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, October 5, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twenty-eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, September 20, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twenty-seventh Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, August 25, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twenty-sixth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, August 4, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twenty-fifth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, July 7, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twenty-fourth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, June 29, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twenty-third Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, June 15, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twenty-second Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, May 26, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Amended Twenty-first Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, May 17, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twenty-first Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, May 3, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Twentieth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, April 12, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Nineteenth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, March 15, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Eighteenth Order Extendiing Declaration of Judical Emergency, March 2, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Seventeenth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, February 8, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Sixteenth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, January 19, 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Fifteenth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, December 18, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Fourteenth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, December 3, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Thirteenth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, November 9, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Twelfth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, October 19, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Eleventh Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, September 28, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Second Clarification Order Concerning Tolling of Speedy Trial, September 11, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Tenth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, September 4, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Ninth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, August 20, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Amendment of Eighth Order Regarding Evictions, August 7, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, July 29, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Seventh Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, July 8, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Sixth Order Exteding Declaration of Judicial Emergency, June 22, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Amended Fifth Order re: Evictions, June 8, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Fifth Order Modifying and Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, June 1, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Amendment to Fourth Order Modifying and Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, May 12, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Fourth Order Modifying and Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, May 6, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Clarification Order Concerning Tolling of Speedy Trial, May 1, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Third Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, April 22, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Order Modifying VSB Deadlines, April 14, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Letter re: Electronic AV & Telephone Communication, April 10, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency, March 27, 2020 Supreme Court of Virginia Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency, March 16, 2020 Court of Appeals of Virginia Order, March 18, 2020 CC Judicial Emergency Update July 8, 2022 CC Special Order of March 22, 2021 Resumption of Court Operations CC Modification & Extension of PWC CC December 2020 Temporary Emergency Order, February 16, 2021 CC Extention of Court's December 2020 Temporary Emergency Order, January 6, 2021 CC Temporary Emergency Order for Trials, Hearings and other Court Proceedings, December 2, 2020 CC Modification of Civil Term Day Procedures, October 27, 2020 CC Clerk's Office Update Concerning E-Mailing Certain Filings, October 6, 2020 CC Resumption of Jury Trials, September 23, 2020 CC Phase III Resumption of Court Operations Order, August 28, 2020 New COVID-19 Precautions at the PWC Judicial Center Email, August 10, 2020 CC Special Order, June 25, 2020, Phase Two Resumption of Court Operations CC Order Rescinding Limitation on In Person Proceedings, June 22, 2020 PWC Mandatory Face Covering Order, May 20, 2020 CC Order Extending Limitation on Transportation of Inmates, June 4, 2020 CC Order Regarding Limited Transportation of Inmates, May 25, 2020 CC Special Order Concerning a Limited Increase in Operations Commencing June 1, 2020, May 15, 2020 CC Special Order, April 23, 2020 CC-Memoranadum re: Temporary Procedures for Certain Civil Matters, April 22, 2020 CC-Hearings for Incarcerated Defendants Email, April 2, 2020 CC-Time for Video Bond Motions Email, April 1, 2020 CC-Motions to Reconsider Email, March 24, 2020 CC-Status to be Set Cases Email, March 20, 2020 CC-Civil Hearings Email, March 16, 2020 Prince William County Circuit Court Special Order, March 16 Prince William County Circuit Court Special Continuing Order, March 13, 2020 Prince William County Special Continuing Order All Three Courts, March 12, 2020 GDC COVID shut down Aug. 8th-15th, 2022 GDC Docket Changes April. 21. 2022 GDC and Civil Docket Changes July 1, 2021 GDC Memo, Discovery Motions, February 12, 2021 GDC Order, Temporary Operating Procedures, December 7, 2020 GDC Updates, November 2, 2020 GDC Updates, October 22, 2020 GDC Post Judgement Docket Schedule and Guidelines, June 18, 2020 GDC Notice Regarding Continuing Operations, May 26, 2020 GDC Emergency Extended Through June 7, 2020 Email, May 13, 2020 GDC Creative Solutions Email, April 30, 2020 GDC Emergency Update Through May 17, 2020 Email, April 30, 2020 GDC Update March 30, 2020 GDC Matters Involving Incarcerated Defendants Email, March 20, 2020 JDR Mask Update April 4, 2022 JDR Email Update Regarding Dockets, February 12, 2021 JDR Docket Status and Procedures for Appointment of Counsel, December 14, 2020 JDR Docket Recap, October 21, 2020 JDR Court Schedule Phase I Reopening, June 3, 2020 JDR Amended First Special Continuing Order for Resuming Operations, June 3, 2020 JDR Reopening Plan, Email, May 21, 2020 JDR Dispositions Update, Email, May 18, 2020 JDR First Special Continuing Order for Resuming Operations, May 11, 2020 JDR Third Special Continuing Order, April 23, 2020 JDR New Directive re: Previously Non-Essential Cases Email, April 8, 2020 JDR Electronic Filing Email, April 6, 2020 JDR Second Special Continuing Order for Reduced Operations, April 2, 2020 JDR Fax Filing for Bond & Discovery Motions Email, March 25,2020 JDR SIJS Cases Email, March 23, 2020 JDR Clerk's Office Hours Email, March 23, 2020 JDR Special Continuing Order for Reduced Operations, March 13, 2020 PWC Manassas ADC New Procedures Email, April 2, 2020 Can you look up district court cases?PACER allows anyone with an account to search and locate appellate, district, and bankruptcy court case and docket information. 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