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# Brandon Flower

West Virginia Magistrate Court, Marion County · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Marion County
- State: West Virginia
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active

## Summary

Brandon Flower — West Virginia Magistrate Court, Marion County

## Biography

### Professional career

- Private Practice: Attorney at Funkhouser and Smith PLLC (since Oct 2025) and previously at Flower Law PLLC
- He clerked for Kanawha County Circuit Judge Tod J. Kaufman and then held the role of an assistant prosecuting attorney in Marion and Monongalia counties

### Education

- West Virginia University — J.D.

### Additional information

- Sworn in as an Assistant United States Attorney on August 20, 2010; the DOJ announcement identifies him as a native of Sophia, West Virginia.
- Magistrate in the Marion County Magistrate Court in Fairmont, West Virginia.
- B.A., History and Anthropology
- Magistrates in this court handle a range of cases, including criminal matters, traffic offenses, and certain civil matters, under the jurisdiction of the state’s judicial system.
- Order of the Coif
- West Virginia University — Mountaineer Mascot for two years

## Sources

- [West Virginia Judiciary Marion County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/marion_county)
- [www.justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/wvn/news/2010/august/flower.html)
- [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/node/32686)
- [funkhouserandsmith.com](https://funkhouserandsmith.com/brandon-flower)

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## Published courtroom rules

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