--- title: "Brenda K. Marshall | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brenda-k-marshall-wv-magistrate-wood" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Brenda K. Marshall West Virginia Magistrate Court, Wood County · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Wood 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 - Brenda K. Marshall is an elected Magistrate Judge for the Wood County Magistrate Court in Parkersburg, West Virginia, serving multiple terms and re‐elected in 2016, 2020, and 2024 ### Education ### Additional information - Current term runs through 2028 - First elected in 2016, re‐elected in 2020 and 2024 - A 2020 Wood County candidate questionnaire reports that Brenda K. Marshall completed PHS in 1975 and attended PPC; she worked ten years at Wood County 911 and served 30 years in Magistrate Court, among them 17 years as magistrate. - A 2016 candidate profile reports magistrate assistant service from 1989–2001 and magistrate service from 2002–2016. - Serves alongside other magistrates, including Joe A. Kuhl, Donald Wayne Lindsey Jr., Jody Purkey, and Robin Waters - Listed as an elected official in the West Virginia Secretary of State’s database. - Native of Wood County, WV; graduated from Parkersburg High School - As a magistrate judge, Brenda K. Marshall presides over a range of cases in the Wood County Magistrate Court, which handles matters such as traffic offenses, small claims, and certain criminal and civil cases under West Virginia’s magistrate court system. - Her official profile on notes her role as Incumbent Magistrate Judge – Division 2. - Family: Mother of two daughters - Political affiliation: Registered Republican - Professional history: Former treasurer of the Magistrate Association ## 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/wood_county) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wood_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wood_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 Wood County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wood_county) - [lwvwv.org](https://lwvwv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Wood-County-Primary-2020-Magistrate-website-format.pdf) - [lwvwv.org](https://lwvwv.org/2016/04/18/wood-county-candidates-primary-2016-2/) - [woodcountywv.com](https://woodcountywv.com/brenda-k-marshall/) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Brenda_Marshall) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brenda-k-marshall-wv-magistrate-wood", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brenda-k-marshall-wv-magistrate-wood", "name": "Brenda K. 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