The above number is the weather emergency line for the Newport News Courthouse only. The Norfolk Courthouse has a separate weather emergency line. If you are interested in information about the operating status of the Norfolk Courthouse, you may obtain this information by calling (757) 222-7499.
I-64 East towards Newport News/Norfolk to I-664 South exit (#264) towards Downtown Newport News/Suffolk/Chesapeake. 26th Street/27th Street exit (#6). Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto 26th Street. Turn left onto West Avenue at the stop sign. The Courthouse is on the left at the corner of West Avenue and 23rd Street.
I-64 West towards Hampton/Williamsburg to the I-664 North exit towards Newport News/Hampton. 26th Street/27th Street exit (#6). Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto 26th Street. Turn left onto West Avenue at the stop sign. The Courthouse is on the left at the corner of West Avenue and 23rd Street.
Public parking is available at the municipal lot on the corner of 23rd Street and West Avenue diagonally across from the courthouse. Please note there are a limited number of spaces in this lot and it requires exact change of $3.00.
Follow the instructions on the payment box.
A municipal lot with public parking is also available between 26th and 28th Streets (rate: $1.00 per hour . maximum of $10.00 a day). A two-hour lot is located behind the courthouse on 23rd Street. Additionally, on street parking is available, but it is limited to two hours.
We do not recommend that individuals reporting for jury service park on the street or in the other two-hour limit parking lots.
Bus route and schedule information may be obtained from Hampton Roads Transit, 757-222-6100 and www.hrtransit.org. There is a bus stop near the courthouse at Washington Avenue and 25th Street.
Visitors enter the courthouse through the building's main entrance on West Avenue. 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.