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Brian L. Shuck
Magistrate · West Virginia Magistrate Court, Marion County
Biography
Professional career
- Elected magistrate judge for the Marion County Magistrate Court in West Virginia, serving since 2020 and currently in office through 2028
- Earlier work includes Marion County correctional officer (1989–1995), Fairmont police officer/sergeant (1995–2015), state parole officer (2016–2018), Harrison County Family Court bailiff (2018–2019), and federal court security officer (2019–2020).
- A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Fairmont State College and West Virginia State Police Academy graduation in 1996.
Education
- West Virginia State Police Academy graduate (1996)
Additional information
- Election: First elected in 2020; re-elected in 2022
- Identified as a Marion County magistrate elected in 2020.
- Additional police service is reported in Fairview/Grant Town (2007–2009) and White Hall-Farmington (2016).
- Additional service with Fairview/Grant Town Police Department and White Hall–Farmington Police Department
- Reported as a former president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 69.
- Past president and longtime member of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 69
- Volunteer with Fairview Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary
- Raised in Fairmont, WV; resides in Fairview with his wife, Amy, and four children.
- Official court and judicial information is available at.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Camera And Audio Equipment
Statewide
West Virginia Trial Court Rule 8 makes courtroom camera and audio equipment subject to the presiding circuit judge's or magistrate's permission.
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 ↗
Advance Media Request Timing
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings
West Virginia Magistrate Court, Marion County
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-27Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster ↗West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings ↗West Virginia Judiciary Marion County directory
Identity/Contact/Assignment source · HTML · Source checked October 4, 2026
View West Virginia Judiciary Marion County directory ↗