Did you Know? Marriage Licenses . . .

Did you know that Virginia law prior to 1977 required a couple to obtain their marriage license from the Clerk's office of the county/city where the bride resided, but once issued the couple could be married anywhere in Virginia? However, the license was returned to the issuing Clerk's office.
Today a license can be obtained at any Circuit Court Clerk's Office and is good throughout the state.

Did You Know? Judges of the Circuit Court . . .

A circuit court judge is elected for an eight-year term by a majority vote of both houses of the General Assembly. If the General Assembly is not in session when a vacancy occurs, the Governor temporarily appoints a judge (interim appointment) to serve until the General Assembly meets again and can elect a judge for a full term. There are at least two judges serving each circuit and as many as 15 serving in larger circuits. The chief judge of the circuit is elected by majority vote of the judges serving the circuit.

Circuit court judges are required to reside in the circuit they serve and must have been admitted to the Virginia Bar at least five years prior to election or appointment. 

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New Brochure

Some images of the new brochure . . .

Did You Know?

The County of New Kent is part of the 9th Judicial Circuit, along with James City, Charles City, King William, King & Queen, York, Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties and the Independent Cities of Williamsburg and Poquoson.

Did You Know? 4th of July edition

William Clayton, son of the famous American naturalist and botanist John Clayton, was Clerk of New Kent County throughout the American Revolution. Various communications from him to then Governor Thomas Jefferson survive from the end of the war.

Congratulations

Congratulations to the men and women of the Pamunkey for attaining their long sought after recognition . . .

 "More than 400 years after their ancestors greeted John Smith and other English settlers, Virginia’s Pamunkey Indians have won recognition from the federal government that they are a Native American tribe.

 The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs announced Thursday that the Pamunkey tribe’s decades-long quest for recognition has been approved, making the tribe of Pocahontas the first in Virginia . . "