--- title: "Alan M. Suder | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alan-m-suder-wv-magistrate-upshur" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Alan M. Suder West Virginia Magistrate Court, Upshur County · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Upshur County - State: West Virginia - Role: Magistrate - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Magistrate Court Judge serving in Upshur County, West Virginia, elected in 2022, and is based at the Upshur County Courthouse in Buckhannon ### Education ### Additional information - Election: Elected in 2022 - Appointed Upshur County magistrate in January 2021 by Circuit Judges Jacob Reger and Kurt Hall, filling Kay Hurst’s vacancy. - First appointed as a magistrate in January 2021 to fill a vacancy left by former Division 2 magistrate Kay Hurst. - A directly read February 24, 2021 My Buckhannon report confirms he was sworn in that day and would begin March 1. - He had served twelve years (three terms) on the Upshur County Board of Education and did not seek reelection in 2020. - His appointment was announced by 26th Judicial Circuit Court Judges Jacob Reger and Kurt Hall. - he has been in private business for over 30 years and served three terms on the Upshur County Board of Education. - He was born, educated and raised his children in Upshur County. - Alan M. Suder has been active in the community for decades. - He is the fourth generation of his family to be raised in Upshur County, where he lives with his wife, Christy. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### camera and audio equipment Scope: statewide West Virginia Trial Court Rule 8 makes courtroom camera and audio equipment subject to the presiding circuit judge's or magistrate's permission. Evidence excerpt: Cameras and audio equipment may be permitted in and around the courtrooms at the discretion of each presiding circuit judge or magistrate. [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ### advance media request timing Scope: statewide West Virginia Trial Court Rule 8 directs the presiding officer to decide requests for camera or audio coverage made at least one day before the proceeding, and lack of advance approval may preclude use. Evidence excerpt: Requests made by a party or any other person at least one day in advance of the proceedings. [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/upshur_county) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/upshur_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/upshur_county) - [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents) - [West Virginia Judiciary Upshur County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/upshur_county) - [mybuckhannon.com](https://mybuckhannon.com/alan-suder-to-commence-magisterial-duties-march-1/) - [mybuckhannon.com](https://mybuckhannon.com/alan-suder-to-fill-second-magistrate-vacancy/) - [apps.sos.wv.gov](https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/Officials/Home/Details/ecf89fa0-cfa4-4bdd-bc48-7f320aeda7c6) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alan-m-suder-wv-magistrate-upshur", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alan-m-suder-wv-magistrate-upshur", "name": "Alan M. 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