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The '''Albemarle County Circuit Court''' is in the 16th Judicial Circuit of Virginia and physically located within Charlottesville's [[Court Square]]. 

See [[Albemarle County Courts Relocation]] for more details on a potential move. 


==Physical space==
The court is located in a structure that dates back to 1803 and is connected to the [[Albemarle County General District Court]] through a hyphen constructed in 1986. The Circuit Courthouse includes a Main Courtroom (Courtroom No. 1), Judge’s Chambers, a Jury Assembly Room, a Lawyers’ Conference room, the Bailiff’s Office, two conference rooms (2), a security Station, and restrooms on the first floor. There is also an Alternate Court Room (Courtroom No 3), Judge’s Chambers, Jury Assembly and Jury restrooms on the second floor. <ref name="study">{{cite web|title=Courts Master Plan Study|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F2012-albemarle-court-study.pdf|author=Dewberry, FPW Architects, NCSC|work=Courts Master Plan Study|publisher=Albemarle County|location=|publishdate=September 2012|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref>

An assessment of the structure in 2011 revealed that it was sound, but that there were several operational deficiencies related to security, building circulation, and space allocation. <ref name="study" />


==Relocation?==
Albemarle County has spent several years studying how to expand and renovate its court system to accommodate projected increases in caseloads. 

In the spring of 2013, the [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]] indicated it would like to expand the existing court in its downtown location. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Albemarle court squeeze solution now focused on downtown option|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/albemarle-court-squeeze-solution-now-focused-on-downtown-option/article_fcc5e236-b517-11e2-9f4a-0019bb30f31a.html|author=|pageno=|printdate=May 4, 2013|publishdate=May 4, 2013|accessdate=May 6, 2013|cturl=}}</ref> However, in June 2014 they decided to keep open the idea of moving the court to a new complex elsewhere in the county. <ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle Supervisors still open to moving courts from Charlottesville|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18251-albemarle-courts-move/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 4, 2014|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref>

In May 2016, supervisors directed staff to further study a relocation of the general district court to the former Lane High School and to study the possibility of relocating administration functions to a new county office building. <ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle to study relocation of county office building along with courts|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/23737-county-office-building-study/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 9, 2016|accessdate=October 16, 2016}}</ref>

==Clerks==

* Hon. [[Jon Zug]], Clerk of the Court

==Judges==
[[Albemarle County Circuit Court|Albemarle County Circuit Co'''urt''']] '''Judges''':<ref>"Albemarle Circuit Court." The Official Website for the Supreme Court of Virginia. Web. 16 Dec. 2009. <http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/Albemarle/home.html>.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/albemarle/home.html|title=Albemarle Circuit Court|publishdate=March 25th 2019|publisher=Virginia's Judaical system|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref>

Hon. Cheryl V. Higgins, Presiding Judge

Hon. Timothy K. Sanner, Chief Judge

Hon. Dale B. Durrer

Hon. Richard E. Moore

Hon. Susan L. Whitlock
===Past judges===

* Hon. [[John G. Berry]] (2008-2012)<ref>{{cite-hook|url=http://www.readthehook.net/102690/judge-quits-berry-goes-allen-allen||title=Judge quits: Berry goes to Allen & Allen|author=Lisa Provence|publishdate=Jan 18 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External Links==
[http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/Albemarle/home.html Website]

[[Category: Judicial entities]]
[[Category: 1803 establishments]]
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