United States District Court

Western District of Virginia
United States District Court
Western District of Virginia
Honorable Michael F. Urbanski, Chief District Judge   |   Laura A. Austin, Clerk of Court   |   Jennifer K. Williams, Chief Probation Officer

Standing Orders, Rules of Court and Plans

  1. DISTRICT JUDGES
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Recusal of Judges 6/22/1999
      2. Appeal Costs Bond Requirements: Judge Kiser's Cases 2/15/1996
      3. Fugitive Master Docket 12/29/1999
      4. Participation of Senior District Judges in Court Governance Matters S.O. 08-01
      5. Governing Alternate Dispute Resolution in Judge Conrad's Civil Cases S.O. 2010-9
      6. Division of Cases Among District Judges S.O. 2023-29
      7. Division of Closed Criminal Cases Among District Judges S.O. 2023-8
  2. MAGISTRATE JUDGES
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Cumberland Gap National Historic Park S.O. 08-02
      2. Cumberland Gap National Historic Park 5/5/2009
      3. Appointment of Judge Robert S. Ballou 10/3/2011
      4. Reappointment of Judge James G. Welsh S.O. 2012-4
      5. Appointment of an Advisory Panel to Assist Court in its Determination as to the Appointment of a Magistrate Judge 7/24/2013
      6. Reappointment of Judge Pamela Meade Sargent 7/24/2013
      7. Appointment of Judge Joel C. Hoppe 2/10/2014
      8. The Appointment of an Advisory Panel of Citizens to Assist the Court in its Determination as to the Reappointment of a Magistrate Judge (Judge Ballou) S.O. 2019-2
      9. Reappointment of Judge Robert S. Ballou 4/16/2019
      10. The Appointment of an Advisory Panel of Citizens to Assist the Court in its Determination as to the Reappointment of a Magistrate Judge (Judge Sargent) 2021-9
      11. The Appointment of an Advisory Panel of Citizens to Assist the Court in its Determination as to the Reappointment of a Magistrate Judge (Judge Hoppe) 2021-15
        1. The Appointment of an Advisory Panel of Citizens to Assist the Court in its Determination as to the Reappointment of a Magistrate Judge Amended 2021-15
      12. Reappointment of Judge Pamela Meade Sargent 6/25/2021
      13. Reappointment of Judge Joel C. Hoppe 8/4/2021
      14. The Appointment of an Advisory Panel of Citizens to Assist the Court in its Determination of a Magistrate Judge 3/8/2023
        1. The Appointment of an Advisory Panel of Citizens to Assist the Court in its Determination of a Magistrate Judge - As Amended 3/27/2023
      15. Judge Moon-Referral of Charlottesville Criminal Cases to Magistrate Judge Hoppe S.O. 2023-14
      16. Judge Cullen-Referral of Roanoke and Danville Criminal Cases to Magistrate Judge Memmer and Harrisonburg Criminal Cases to Magistrate Judge Hoppe S.O. 2023-20
      17. Judge Ballou-Referral of Roanoke Civil Cases to Magistrate Judge Memmer and Charlottesville Civil Cases to Magistrate Judge Hoppe S.O. 2023-22
      18. Judge Moon-Referral of Lynchburg Criminal Cases to Magistrate Judge Memmer S.O. 2023-23
      19. Judge Cullen-Referral of Roanoke and Danville Civil Cases to Magistrate Judge Memmer S.O. 2023-24
      20. Judge Urbanski-Referral of Roanoke and Danville Civil Cases to Magistrate Judge Memmer S.O. 2023-26
      21. Judge Urbanski-Referral of Charlottesville and Harrisonburg Civil Cases to Magistrate Judge Hoppe S.O. 2023-27
      22. Judge Urbanski-Referral of Abingdon Civil Cases to Magistrate Judge Sargent S.O. 2023-28
    2. Rules of Court
      1. Order Adjoining District Jurisdiction in Certain Criminal Matters by the U.S. Magistrate Judges 12/28/1993
  3. Bankruptcy Judges
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Order of Succession for the Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court S.O. 2011-10
      2. Recall of Bankruptcy Judge William F. Stone, Jr. 12/29/2014
      3. Local Bankruptcy Rules S.O. 2016-2
  4. Court
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Adoption of Local Rules S.O. 2010-2
        1. Original Local Rules Adopted 3/9/2010
        2. Current Local Rules
      2. Abrogation of Certain Standing Orders S.O. 2010-3
      3. Establishment of Local Rules Advisory Committee S.O. 2010-7
      4. Corporate Disclosures 5/15/2000
      5. Re-opening of Big Stone Gap Division 7/2/1979
      6. Criminal Bond 12/10/75
      7. Shared Services Initiative S.O. 2013-5
      8. Possession and user of Portable Electronic Devices in Courthouses and Courtrooms S.O. 2013-8
      9. Designation of Standing Committees S.O. 2024-3
      10. Designation of Members of Court Security Committee S.O. 2016-5
      11. Amendment to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4(m) S.O. 2015-7
      12. Possession of Firearms, Dangerous Weapons, and Body Armor Inside Courthouses S.O. 2018-5
      13. Refund of Electronically Paid Fees S.O. 2019-9
      14. Implementation of NextGen S.O. 2020-18
      15. Procedures for the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents S.O. 2021-01
      16. Due Process Protections Act S.O. 2021-13
      17. Appointment of the Members of the Local Rules Advisory Committee S.O. 2022-12
      18. Appointment of Federal Public Defender to Represent Eligible Defendants Seeking Post-Conviction Relief under Ruan V. United States and United States v. Taylor S.O. 2022-15
      19. Order designating Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") Coordinator for the Western District of Virginia S.O. 2022-17
      20. Danville Division Criminal Hearings and Trials S.O. 2023-5
      21. Confidentiality of Presentence Reports S.O. 2024-2
    2. Plans
      1. Equal Opportunity Plan 3/25/1987
      2. Employment Dispute Resolution Plan S.O. 2021-5
  5. Court Reporters
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Fees for Transcripts S.O. 2023-16
    2. Plans
      1. Court Reporters S.O. 2017-2
  6. Funds and Financial
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Abrogation of Standing Order for Guidelines for Deposit of Registry Funds S.O. 2011-4
      2. Authorization for Collection of Special Assessments and Fines Prior to Sentencing 6/2/1995
  7. Jury
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Jury Excuses 11/16/1966
      2. Impaneling of the Grand Jury S.O. 2018-1
      3. Amend the Petit Jury Term of Court for the Harrisonburg Division 7/19/2004
      4. Grand Jury Panel Serving in the Charlottesville Division 1/23/2007
      5. Establish a Grand Jury Panel in Harrisonburg 1/23/2007
      6. Security Procedures for Roanoke Grand Jury S.O. 2014-7
    2. Plans
      1. Jury Plan 9/19/2023
  8. Petty Offenses
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Issuance of Warrant in Lieu of Summons 6/14/1989
      2. Rule 58 Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance 4/7/1998
        1. Schedule A - National Park Service S.O. 2022-14
        2. Schedule B - US Forest Service 7/20/2009
        3. Schedule C - Corp of Engineers 6/17/2005
        4. Schedule D - VA Medical Center S.O. 2021-20
        5. Schedule E - GSA S.O. 2010-10
        6. Schedule F - Radford Army Ammunition Plant 4/7/1998
        7. Schedule G - US Fish and Wildlife Service 10/31/2007
        8. Schedule H - Bureau of Land Management 4/7/1998
        9. Schedule I - Fort Belvoir Rivanna Station, Department of the Army S.O. 2011-1
        10. Schedule J - United States Postal Service S.O. 2014-8
        11. Schedule K - Smithsonian National Zoological Park Police S.O. 2018-2
  9. Pretrial Litigation
    1. Standing Orders
    2. Plans
      1. Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan 6/13/1996
        1. Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan Attachment
      2. Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan 2/12/2001
  10. Prisoner
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Procedures for Prisoner Cases and Provisions for Custody of Prisoners S.O. 2023-17
  11. Probation
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Possesion of Firearms and Oleoresin Capsicum by Probation Officers S.O. 2004-5
      2. Probation Travel in GSA Vehicles 9/26/1991
      3. Pre-sentence Reports 7/6/1989
      4. Probation Records 7/1/1979
      5. Access to Files of United States Attorney's Office by United States Probation Office S.O. 2010-6
      6. Authorization for Transport of Nongovernmental Personnel in Government-Owned Vehicles S.O. 2006-06
      7. Presentence Reports S.O. 2015-8
      8. Hughes v United States Sentence Reduction S.O. 2018-6
      9. Adoption of Special Conditions of Probation and Supervised Released in Criminal Cases Involving Sex Offenses S.O. 2018-7
      10. Retroactive Application of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 under Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 S.O. 2019-1
      11. United States Sentencing Guidelines Amendment 821 S.O. 2023-25
  12. Records and Exhibits
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Disposal of Court Records S.O. 2016-7
      2. Disposition of Applications, Orders and Recordings for the Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communication S.O. 2016-6
  13. Sentencing
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Post-Johnson § 2255 or § 2241 Cases S.O. 2015-5
  14. Social Security
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Abrogation of Standing Order Entered February 13, 2006 - Social Security Cases Assigned to Samuel G. Wilson S.O. 2011-5
      2. Civil Social Security Cases Michael F. Urbanski for Harrisonburg S.O. 2014-4
      3. Civil Social Security Cases Michael F. Urbanski for Roanoke S.O. 2011-14
      4. Civil Social Security Cases Michael F. Urbanski for Danville S.O. 2020-19
      5. Civil Social Security Cases Samuel G. Wilson S.O. 2011-15
      6. Civil Social Security Cases Norman K. Moon for Charlottesville S.O. 2014-2
      7. Civil Social Security Cases Norman K. Moon for Lynchburg S.O. 2011-17
      8. Civil Social Security Cases Elizabeth K. Dillon for Roanoke S.O. 2015-2
      9. Civil Social Security Cases Elizabeth K. Dillon for Harrisonburg S.O. 2015-3
      10. Civil Social Security Cases Glen E. Conrad for Roanoke S.O. 2019-6
      11. Civil Social Security Cases Glen E. Conrad for Charlottesville S.O. 2019-7
      12. Civil Social Security Cases Thomas T. Cullen S.O. 2023-13
      13. Civil Social Security Cases C. Kailani Memmer for Roanoke S.O. 2023-18
      14. Civil Social Security Cases C. Kailani Memmer for Lynchburg S.O. 2023-19
      15. Civil Social Security Cases Joel C. Hoppe for Charlottesville S.O. 2023-21
  15. Speedy Trial Act
    1. Plans
      1. Speedy Trial Act 7/1/1980
        1. RE: Speedy Trial Act S.O. 06-03
  16. Attorneys
    1. Standing Orders
      1. CJA Reimbursements for Paralegals and Law Clerks S.O. 2011-13 (Vacated)
        1. CJA Reimbursements for Paralegals and Law Clerks S.O. 2020-02
      2. Establishment of the Plan for the Administration of the Bench and Bar Fund S.O. 2018-8
      3. Appointment of Members of the Bench and Bar Advisory Committee S.O. 2024-4
        1. Amended Appointment of Members of the Bench and Bar Advisory Committee S.O. 2024-4
      4. Appointment of CJA Panel Selection Committee S.O. 2024-1
    2. Plans
      1. Rules for Disciplinary Enforcement 11/4/1992
      2. Rules for Disciplinary Enforcement Amendment 11/6/1998
        1. Amendment to Rule IV - Standards for Professional Conduct of Federal Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement 6/16/2016
      3. Criminal Justice Act Plan 7/3/2018
        1. Amendment to the Advisory Committee Internal Operational Guidelines and CJA Attorney Panel Appointments S.O. 2014-6
      4. Third Year Practice Rule 7/10/1974
        1. Amendment of Third Year Practice Rule S.O. 06-04
        2. Amendment of Third Year Practice Rule and Substitution of Revised Rule S.O. 2015-6
      5. Plan for the Administration of the Bench and Bar Fund 7/3/2023
        1. Appendix A - Governing Reimbursement of Expenses in Pro Bono Cases 3/30/2021
      6. Plan for Appointment of Counsel for Indigent Parties of Civil Cases 10/1/2018
  17. COVID-19
    1. Standing Orders
      1. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia S.O. 2020-3
        1. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Second Amended S.O. 2020-3
        2. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Third Amended S.O. 2020-3
        3. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Fourth Amended S.O. 2020-3
        4. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Fifth Amended S.O. 2020-3
        5. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Sixth Amended S.O. 2020-3
        6. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Seventh Amended S.O. 2020-3
        7. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Eighth Amended S.O. 2020-3
        8. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Ninth Amended S.O. 2020-3
        9. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Tenth Amended S.O. 2020-3
        10. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Eleventh Amended S.O. 2020-3
        11. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Twelfth Amended S.O. 2020-3
        12. Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Thirteenth Amended S.O. 2020-3
      2. Restrictions on Visitors to Courthouses S.O. 2020-4
        1. Vacatur of Standing Order 2020-4 and Lifting Restrictions on Visitors to Courthouses S.O. 2021-12
      3. Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 S.O. 2020-5
        1. Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 Amended S.O. 2020-5
        2. Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID 19 Amended #2 S.O. 2020-5
      4. Restrictions on Visitors to Poff Federal Building S.O. 2020-6
      5. Video Teleconferencing For Criminal Proceedings Under Cares Act S.O. 2020-07
      6. Interim CJA Vouchers During COVID-19 S.O. 2020-8
      7. Temporary Closure of Clerk's Office Public Counters S.O. 2020-9
        1. Reopening Clerk's Office Public Counter 2021-7
      8. Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 3161 S.O. 2020-10
      9. Compassionate Release Cases Due to COVID-19 S.O. 2019-1
      10. Procedure for Secure Review of Presentence Report by Defense Counsel with Detained Defendants During COVID-19 Pandemic S.O. 2020-11
      11. Public Access to Remote Judicial Proceedings; Confidentiality of Pretrial Services Report S.O. 2020-12
      12. Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19: Phase I Reopening S.O. 2020-14
        1. Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19: Postponement of Resumption of Criminal Trials Until August 31, 2020 S.O. 2020-10 and 2020-14
        2. Postponement of Jury Trials Until March 1, 2021 Amended S.O. 2020-10 and 2020-14
        3. Postponement of Jury Trials Until April 1, 2021 S.O. 2021-4
        4. Court Operations and Amendment of Standing Order 2020-14  S.O. 2021-11
        5. Court Operations and Amendment of Standing Order 2021-11 S.O. 2021-16
        6. Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the Outbreak of COVID-19: COVID-19 Testing Order S.O. 2021-17
        7. Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the Outbreak of COVID-19: Rescinding Weekly COVID-19 Testing S.O. 2021-17; S.O. 2022-3
      13. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconference Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2020-15
        1. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act First Amended S.O. 2020-15
        2. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act Second Amended S.O. 2020-15
        3. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2021-06
        4. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2021-14
        5. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2021-19
        6. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2021-23
        7. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2022-04
        8. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2022-11
        9. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2022-16
        10. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2022-18
        11. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2023-01
        12. Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2023-12
          1. Expiration of Authorization of Video and Teleconference Hearings in Criminal Cases - Amended S.O. 2023-12
      14. Roanoke Division Operation Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 S.O. 2020-21
      15. Policy on Mask Wearing and Courthouse Entry due to COVID-19 S.O. 2022-8
        1. Policy on Mask Wearing and Courthouse Entry due to COVID-19 Amended S.O. 2022-8
        2. Policy on Mask Wearing and Courthouse Entry due to COVID-19 S.O. 2023-2
    2. Plans
      1. Western District of Virginia Re-Opening Guidelines 6/4/2020