Circuit Court

PUBLIC ADVISORY:

Telephone scam warning regarding Virginia Courts

Overview

The Clerk of the Circuit Court is one of five constitutional officers elected by citizens of Fredericksburg. In Virginia, the office dates from 1619. The Code of Virginia provides for over 800 responsibilities for the Clerk of the Circuit Court, but his or her chief responsibilities include serving as recorder of deeds, deciding certain issues of probate, issuing marriage licenses, creating court records, and certifying and archiving all records of the Circuit Courts and other records as provided by law. Fredericksburg’s current Clerk of the Circuit Court, Jeff Small, was elected in 2011.

Mission/Vision

The Circuit Court of the City of Fredericksburg is the City’s court of general jurisdiction, established by the General Assembly of Virginia. Its primary mission is to provide an effective, efficient, fair and open forum for adjudication, under the law, of every sort of civil and criminal controversy that can be decided in the courts of the City of Fredericksburg.

The Clerk’s office cannot help you with preparing or correcting your file. It is illegal. Va. Code 19.2-392.2