General District Court & Juvenile Domestic Court

The General District Court handles areas of the law that include the following:

• Traffic, Criminal, and Civil Cases
• Juvenile and custody support
• Foster care, abuse and neglect
• Child services
• Children in need of supervision
• Truancy
• Civil cases up to $25,000

General District Judges

• Hon. Gino W. Williams, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. J. D. Bolt
• Hon. Erin J. DeHart
• Hon. Randal J. Duncan

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

• Hon. Monica D. Cox, Chief Judge
• Hon. H. Lee Chitwood
• Hon. Bradley G Dalton
• Hon. Stephanie Murray Shortt
• Hon. Robert C. Viar Jr.

Court Schedule

Civil
   Wed., 10:00 a.m.
Criminal & Traffic
   Wed., 8:30 a.m.

Juvenile & Domestic Relations
1st & 3rd Mondays
   Traffic: 9:00 a.m.
   Criminal: 9:15 a.m.
   Abuse/Neglect/Foster Care: 10:15 a.m.
   Attorney Advisements: 12:45 p.m.
   Pretrial Conferences: 1:00 p.m.
   Custody/Visitation/Support: 1:30 p.m.
DCSE, 1st Monday of even months, 9:00 a.m.

Continuance Policy

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