--- title: "Bridget Cohee | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bridget-cohee-wv-circuit-jefferson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bridget Cohee West Virginia Circuit Court, Jefferson County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Jefferson County - State: West Virginia - Role: Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Bridget M. Cohee is a judge of the West Virginia 28th Judicial Circuit (Jefferson County), elected in 2024, with a long career in civil defense law and judicial service - Has been appointed to sit on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in cases involving a recused justice - supervises the Jefferson County Youth Treatment Court, serves on the Judicial Investigation Commission and the Court Improvement Project, and has been appointed to sit on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals when a justice is recused ### Education - University of Kentucky College of Law — J.D. (2000) - B.S. in Psychology — Mount Saint Mary’s University (1990), an M.Ed. in Education/Counseling — University of Kentucky (1997) - Mount St. Mary’s University, psychology studies - University of Kentucky, graduate studies in education/counseling ### Additional information - Cohee was first elected in May 2016 to the 23rd Judicial Circuit (Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties) and re-elected in 2024 to the newly formed 28th Judicial Circuit - First elected in 2016, she was re-elected in 2024 to the newly formed Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit in Jefferson County - Bridget Cohee was elected in May 2016 to the then-Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties) and reelected in 2024 to the newly formed Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit (Jefferson County) - Bachelor’s degree in psychology — Mount St - Before joining the bench, she practiced law for 16 years as a civil defense attorney, managing the Martinsburg office of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, and held the role of a guardian ad litem in child abuse and neglect cases - Accepted court-appointed guardian ad litem matters representing children in abuse and neglect cases - Judge Cohee presides over all types of circuit court cases in Jefferson County, including civil, felony, abuse and neglect, and juvenile matters - Before election she practiced civil defense law for sixteen years, managed Steptoe & Johnson’s Martinsburg office and accepted guardian ad litem appointments in abuse and neglect cases - Bridget Cohee entered the circuit bench after 16 years in civil defense practice, including leadership of Steptoe & Johnson's Martinsburg office and work as a guardian ad litem in child abuse and neglect cases - Judge Cohee resides in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, with her husband, Gerard Nevin, and their adult daughter - She is licensed to practice in West Virginia, Maryland, and before the U.S. Supreme Court - Managing member of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC's Martinsburg office - She is a member of the Executive Committee of the West Virginia Judicial Association and co-chairs its Education Committee, as well as the Women in the Profession Committee of the West Virginia State Bar - She was admitted in West Virginia, Maryland and before the US Supreme Court - Member of the Judicial Investigation Commission and Court Improvement Project - Executive Committee member of the West Virginia Judicial Association and co-chair of its Education Committee ## 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/circuit-judges/bridgetCohee) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/bridgetCohee) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/bridgetCohee) - [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 Jefferson County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/jefferson_county) - [Judge Bridget Cohee](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/bridgetCohee) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bridget-cohee-wv-circuit-jefferson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bridget-cohee-wv-circuit-jefferson", "name": "Bridget Cohee | KnowJudges", "description": "Bridget Cohee, West Virginia Circuit Court, Jefferson County. 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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.