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Richmond

Spottswood W. Robinson III and
Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Federal Courthouse

701 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Hours of Operation

Courthouse is open:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday

Clerk's Office is open:
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday

In light of improving pandemic conditions as noted in General Order 2021-05, the Clerk’s Office counters will reopen to the public on Monday, May 17, 2021.  As part of the opening transition process, Clerk's Office hours will initially be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through the end of May. Beginning June 1, regular operating hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. will be resumed.

For those that still wish to minimize interactions, the public drop boxes will remain available during hours when the courthouses are open. Federal employees with building access may use the drop boxes during the evening or weekend hours as well.  Clerk’s Office staff retrieve documents from the drop boxes at 9:00 AM each day that the Court is open.

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Important Security Information

Visitors enter the courthouse through the building's main entrance on Courthouse Square. You will be required to walk though a magnetometer and your bags will be screened by an x-ray machine. You will be required to show a photo ID issued by a government agency, such as a driver's license.

Members of the public are prohibited from bringing cell phones, pagers, PDAs, laptop computers, cameras, tape recorders, and all other personal electronic devices into the courthouse. There are no lockers available to store these items while you visit the building. You will be unable to enter the building if you bring these devices.

Attorneys who require laptops for their courtroom presentations must receive prior approval from the judge.

PERSONAL ELECTRONICS DEVICE POLICY - EFFECTIVE 4/4/2016 

Court Access Coordinator

This Public Notice lists the designated Court Access Coordinators in each divisional office. Access Coordinators are responsible for coordinating appropriate auxiliary aids and services to participants (not spectators) in court proceedings with communication disabilities.

Street Address: 

701 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219