Office of the Executive Secretary

About

The Office of the Executive Secretary provides administrative support for all of the courts and magistrate offices within the Commonwealth. This includes the training and education of all judicial branch employees, as well as legal research assistance for judges. This office also provides payroll, purchasing, accounts payable, human resources, planning, and grant services to the courts. It supplies all information technology, including Internet, e-mail, case management, and video technology, along with technical support to the courts and magistrate offices in the Commonwealth. 

Contact Information

Executive Secretary - Karl R. Hade
Phone - (804) 786-6455

  • Court Improvement Program 

    Court Improvement Program focuses upon juvenile and family law matters and, in particular, improving the court system’s ability to manage and resolve cases of child abuse, neglect and foster care.

  • Assistant Executive Secretary and Counsel 

    Assistant Executive Secretary and Counsel provides legal advice and support to the Executive Secretary.

  • Educational Services 

    Educational Services provides continuing education opportunities and training for court system employees.

  • Fiscal Services 

    Fiscal Services serves as the court system’s financial management center.

  • Court Improvement Program focuses upon juvenile and family law matters and, in particular, improving the court system’s ability to manage and resolve cases of child abuse, neglect and foster care.

  • Educational Services provides continuing education opportunities and training for court system employees.

  • Fiscal Services serves as the court system’s financial management center.

  • Human Resources provides centralized human resource management services to the court system’s employees. 

  • Judicial Planning  conducts futures research, strategic planning and consumer research for Virginia’s Judicial System and publishes statistical analyses and topical reports.

  • Legal Research performs legal research for Virginia trial court judges and for the Executive Secretary.

  • Magistrate Services provides magistrate services through personnel performing limited judicial duties and personnel providing supervision, training and support.