--- title: "Betty Gregory | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/betty-gregory-wv-family-calhoun" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Betty Gregory West Virginia Family Court, Calhoun County · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Family Court, Calhoun 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 - Betty (Clark) Gregory is a judge of the Fourth Family Court Circuit in West Virginia, elected in May 2024 and sworn in on January 1, 2025. - Judicial Law Clerk — Lewis and Upshur Counties, and later the 18th Judicial Circuit Court (2024) - Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Jackson County, 2014-2015 - Earlier career experience includes private practice, 2000-2011; assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Logan County, 2009-2011, specializing in sexual assault cases ### Education - B.A. in Psychology — West Virginia State University (1996 or 2006, depending on source) - J.D. — Appalachian School of Law (2000) Admitted to the West Virginia Bar in 2001. - Bachelor's degree, Psychology from West Virginia State University ### Additional information - Took office January 1, 2025. - Sworn in on December 3, 2024, by Judge Anita Harold Ashley, with her grandchildren in attendance. - Immigration attorney, 2017-2024. - Maintained her own practice in central West Virginia, 2013-2014. - Solo Practitioner — Clay County (2013–2014) - Assistant Public Defender in Calhoun and Roane Counties, 2011-2014. - representing the state in child abuse and neglect cases. - handling child abuse and neglect cases - Circuit court law clerk in Lewis and Upshur Counties after her election and before taking office. - Judge Gregory presides over family law cases in Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, and Roane counties. - Her office is located at the Ritchie County Judicial Complex, 109 East North Street, Suite 201, Harrisville, WV. - Judge Gregory is married, has four children, and is a grandmother to ten grandchildren. ## 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/circuit-judges/judge-betty-clark-gregory) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-betty-clark-gregory) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-betty-clark-gregory) - [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 Calhoun County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/calhoun_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Gilmer County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/gilmer_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Ritchie County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/ritchie_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Roane County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/roane_county) - [Judge Betty Gregory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-betty-clark-gregory) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/betty-gregory-wv-family-calhoun", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/betty-gregory-wv-family-calhoun", "name": "Betty Gregory | KnowJudges", "description": "Betty Gregory, West Virginia Family Court, Calhoun County. 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