Brian K. Wilfong

Professional career

• Brian K. Wilfong is a magistrate judge for Division 2 of the Tucker County Magistrate Court in West Virginia, elected in 2020 and re‐elected in 2024, serving until at least May 2028
• Magistrate Judge – Division 2 at the Tucker County Magistrate Court in Parsons, WV, part of the 22nd Judicial Circuit
• The court’s clerk’s office is located at 211 First Street, Suite 303, Parsons, WV 26287, with phone 304‐478‐2665

Education

Additional information

• Elections: Elected 2020; re‐elected 2024; term runs through May 14, 2028
• Brian K. Wilfong is identified as a Tucker County magistrate elected in 2020 and reelected in 2024.
• In 2008, he became Special Deputy Marshal for the U.S. Marshals Service in Elkins, and in 2013 returned to Tucker County as Sheriff, serving two terms.
• Graduation from Tucker County High School in 1981; employment with Preston County Sheriff’s Office beginning in 1985, Tucker County Sheriff’s Office from 1989 to 2008, and as a special deputy US marshal from 2008 to 2013; and two terms as Tucker County sheriff beginning in 2013.
• Joined the Tucker County Sheriff’s Office in 1989, serving until 2008.
• A lifelong Tucker County resident, Wilfong began his law enforcement career in 1985 with the Preston County Sheriff’s Office.
• Has worked in federal, circuit, family, and magistrate courts, and credits his courtroom experience as a witness and bailiff with shaping his judicial approach.
• Wilfong has no law degree but is required by West Virginia law to complete magistrate law training and annual continuing education.
• Born and raised: Tucker County, WV
• Residence: Blackman Flats, Hambleton, WV
• Family: Married to Chrissy; three children and two grandchildren
• Party affiliation: Republican
• Wilfong has stated that he strives to decide cases fairly, impartially, and without political influence, relying on the evidence presented.