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# Arthena Roper

West Virginia Magistrate Court, Jefferson County · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Jefferson 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

- Recent Election: Candidate for Jefferson County Magisterial Judge – Division 3 in the May 14, 2024 West Virginia Primary Election
- A September 15, 2019 Herald-Mail article reports master’s degrees in public administration, teaching and educational leadership, and more than ten years as an assistant professor with West Virginia University Extension Service

### Education


### Additional information

- Arthena Sewell Roper was appointed in 2019 to complete retiring Jefferson County Magistrate Mary Paul Rissler’s unexpired term.
- She resigned from the Jefferson County Board of Education, to which she had been elected for a four-year term in 2018.
- While specific case history and legal expertise details are available through judicial directories such as, public records confirm her active role in the Jefferson County Magistrate Court and her election to the position.

## 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/jefferson_county)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/jefferson_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/jefferson_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 Jefferson County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/jefferson_county)
- [www.heraldmailmedia.com](https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2019/09/15/roper-named-magistrate-in-jefferson-county/116467074/)
- [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/arthena-roper)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7bfc4ba5831cb3f30a5d65ca) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents). Collected 2026-07-27.