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# Brian Weigle

West Virginia Magistrate Court, Tyler County · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Tyler 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

- Brian M. Weigle is the Tyler County Magisterial Judge – Division 1 in West Virginia, serving from 2024 through 2028, and is also the Tyler County Sheriff

### Education


### Additional information

- Sheriff: Weigle has held the role of Tyler County Sheriff since 2020, after winning the November 2020 general election
- Previous Judicial Role: He was also a candidate for Magisterial Judge – Division 1 in the 2024 West Virginia primary election
- Brian M. Weigle is identified as a Tyler County magistrate appointed in 2023 to replace Mike Griffin
- Prior service as Tyler County sheriff for approximately six and a half years following elections in 2016 and 2020, work in the electrical power industry and for the West Virginia Department of Highways, graduation from Tyler County High School in 1990, and attendance at West Virginia Northern Community College’s New Martinsville campus
- His career includes law enforcement service in Tyler County and judicial service in the magistrate court system

## 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/tyler_county)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/tyler_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/tyler_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 Tyler County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/tyler_county)
- [www.tylerstarnews.com](https://www.tylerstarnews.com/news/2023/05/24/tyler-magistrates-and-assistants-sworn-in/)
- [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/node/32785)
- [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/brian-m-weigle)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7bfc4ba5831cb3f30a5d65ca) — 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](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents). Collected 2026-07-27.