
Circuit Court
Clerk's Office
The Clerk of the Circuit Court is a Constitutional Officer and is elected by the voters of the locality and every Circuit Court in the Commonwealth of Virginia is a court of record.
The Virginia Beach Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, and Clerk's Offices will be closed on Friday, July 4, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. Fireworks displays are scheduled to take place at Mount Trashmore Park and the Oceanfront at 9:30 p.m. on July 4. A complete list of impacted services and open facilities is available.
Please review the Virginia Beach Courts cell phone policy.
Read MoreThe Clerk of the Circuit Court is a Constitutional Officer and is elected by the voters of the locality and every Circuit Court in the Commonwealth of Virginia is a court of record.
In observance of Independence Day, the Circuit Court Clerk's Office will be closed on Friday, July 4. Happy Independence Day!
Please see the attached notice regarding OCRA Accounts.
Learn MoreThe Circuit Court Clerk is charged with the custody, safekeeping, and proper indexing of legal and quasi-legal papers deposited in her office. The Clerk’s Office is responsible for filing all civil suits; docketing and filing criminal actions; filing divorce suits; and filing adoption petitions.
Additional services the Clerk's Office provides include recording land records and plats; probating wills; issuing hunting and fishing licenses; processing notary public applications; issuing marriage licenses; recording military discharge forms (DD-214’s).
It is the duty of the Circuit Court Clerk to assign a Deputy Clerk to each courtroom to assist the Circuit Court Judges in carrying out each day's activities.
The Clerk's Office is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The office is closed on state holidays.