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# Anthony Bisaha

West Virginia Family Court, McDowell County · Family Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Family Court, McDowell County
- State: West Virginia
- Role: Family Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career


### Education

- B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1982) J.D., Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School (1992)

### Additional information

- Twelfth Family Court Circuit in West Virginia, covering McDowell and Mercer Counties, and has been in office since a 2008 appointment and subsequent elections in 2010, 2016, and 2024.
- He was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2016 and 2024.
- Appointed: 2008 by then-Governor Joe Manchin III
- Began Mercer County practice in 1993 and practiced family law for fifteen years before Governor Joe Manchin appointed him in 2008.
- Legal career: Began practicing law in Mercer County in 1993; practiced family law for 15 years before appointment to the bench.
- The court biography says he was born and raised in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, earned an Indiana University of Pennsylvania nutrition and dietetics bachelor’s degree in 1982 and Cooley law degree in 1992.
- Assigned to the Twelfth Family Court Circuit and also serves as the substitute judge for the Twelfth Circuit Juvenile Drug Court.
- His chambers are located at 120 Scott Street, Princeton, WV 24740.
- Community service includes middle-school baseball coaching, Concord University adjunct teaching and Knights of Columbus membership.

## 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/family-judges/anthonyBisaha)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/anthonyBisaha)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/anthonyBisaha)
- [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 McDowell County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mcdowell_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary Mercer County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mercer_county)
- [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-anthony-bisaha)
- [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/lower-courts/family-courts/judge-bios)

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