Circuit Court
The Circuit Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction with the authority to try both civil and criminal cases.
The Circuit Court also has jurisdiction over divorce cases and adoptions. In criminal cases, the circuit court has jurisdiction over the trial of all felonies and of those misdemeanors originally charged in circuit court.
The circuit court also hears appeals from the general district court in civil and criminal cases and from the juvenile and domestic relations district court.
Holiday Schedule
2025 Calendar
- Jan. 1 - Holiday
- Jan. 20 - Holiday
- Feb. 17 - Holiday
- April 18 - No court - Office Open Regional Judicial Conference
- May 12 - No court - Office Open Mandatory Judicial Conference
- May 13 - No court - Office Open Mandatory Judicial Conference
- May 14 - No court - Office Open Mandatory Judicial Conference
- May 15 - No court - Office Open Mandatory Judicial Conference
- May 26 - Holiday
- June 19 - Holiday
- July 4 - Holiday
- Sept. 1 - Holiday
- Sept. 19 - No court - Office Open Regional Judicial Conference
- Oct. 13 - Holiday
- Nov. 4 - Holiday
- Nov. 11 - Holiday
- Nov. 26 - Close at noon
- Nov. 27 - Holiday
- Nov. 28 - Holiday
- Dec. 24 - Holiday
- Dec. 25 - Holiday
- Dec. 26 - TBD
- Dec. 29 - No court - offices open
- Dec. 30 - No court - offices open
- Dec. 31 - No court - offices open
2026 Calendar
- Jan. 1 - Holiday
Audio/Visual
Audio/Visual Equipment
The Court currently provides a 90" display monitor, Wireless Barco Clickshare, and cocument camera in each courtroom that can be used for trial (we do not run the equipment for you but will assist you with how to hook up to it if you schedule an appointment in advance).
You will need to provide a laptop to connect to the equipment. We provide a Barco Clickshare device that will connect to a USB port or your computer. To see how Clickshare works, please view this short video.
It is highly recommended that you call or email to schedule a demo a week or so before your trial for instructions on how to hook up and run the equipment. The court is not responsible for running your equipment. To schedule a demo of our audio/visual equipment for an upcoming trial, please send an email to Jayson Young at jayoung@vbgov.com.
Judicial Settlement Conference
Important: You must use Google Chrome to open the Judicial Settlement Conference Calendar.