Brittany Ranson Stonestreet at a glance
- Current role
- Family Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- West Virginia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Brittany Ranson Stonestreet
Family Court Judge · West Virginia Family Court, Kanawha County
Biography
Professional career
- The Eleventh Family Court Circuit Judge for Kanawha County, West Virginia, serving since December 2020 and elected to an eight‐year term in 2024.
- Judge Ranson Stonestreet was appointed by Governor Jim Justice on November 24, 2020, to replace R. Joseph Zak after his retirement.
- She also held legal clerkships with the West Virginia Governor’s Office of General Counsel and the Kanawha County Public Defender’s Office
Education
- West Virginia University College of Law in — J.D. (2010)
- Bachelor's degree, Journalism; minors in Business Administration and Political Science from West Virginia University in 2007
Additional information
- She officially took office on December 28, 2020, and was elected in 2024 to serve the full eight‐year term.
- Brittany Ranson Stonestreet took office in the Eleventh Family Court Circuit, Kanawha County, on December 28, 2020 after her predecessor retired, and won election to an eight-year term in 2024.
- She also serves on the Kanawha County Family Law Bench Bar Committee and was appointed to the Judicial Hearing Board in 2023 for a three‐year term.
- Her Judicial Hearing Board appointment was effective January 1, 2023 for a three-year term.
- She has authored family law publications, including Divorce in West Virginia: The Legal Process, Your Rights and What to Expect (2015), and has presented at national and state conferences.
- She chaired ABA Family Law Section Child Support, Alimony and Custody Committees, served on the Kanawha Family Law Bench Bar Committee, coauthored Divorce in West Virginia in 2015, and presented at national and state conferences.
- She graduated from WVU College of Law in 2010, serving as class president and participating in the Order of the Barristers, Moot Court Board, and M.E. Lugar Trial Association.
- Earlier career experience includes joined Lyne Ranson Law Offices, PLLC in 2010 and practiced exclusively in family law for approximately ten years; authored and co-authored family-law publications and presented at state and national family-law conferences.
- Raised in Charleston, she graduated from Capital High School in 2001, obtained a journalism bachelor’s degree with business administration and political science minors from WVU in 2007, and graduated from WVU College of Law in 2010.
- Born and raised in Charleston, WV, she is a 2001 graduate of Capital High School and a 2007 alumna of West Virginia University, where she obtained a B.A. in Journalism with minors in business administration and political science.
- Served as chair of American Bar Association Family Law Section committees including Child Support, Alimony and Custody.
- She presides over family law cases in Kanawha County and is assigned to Suite 4 of the Kanawha County Judicial Building in Charleston, WV.
- She is married to Matthew Stonestreet, her law school trial partner and a consumer rights attorney, and they live in Charleston with their twin daughters.
- Judge Ranson Stonestreet is an active member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section, having chaired its Child Support, Alimony, and Custody Committees.
- She was law-school class president and a member of the Order of the Barristers, Moot Court Board and M.E. Lugar Trial Association, and received CALI legal research/writing and Women’s Law Caucus leadership awards.
- Before joining the judiciary, she worked for over a decade at Lyne Ranson Law Offices, PLLC, focusing exclusively on family law.
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 ↗
Sources
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 Kanawha County directory
Identity/Contact/Assignment source · HTML · Source checked October 4, 2026
View West Virginia Judiciary Kanawha County directory ↗Judge Brittany Ranson Stonestreet
Biography source · HTML · Source checked October 5, 2026
View Judge Brittany Ranson Stonestreet ↗governorjustice.wv.gov
Biography source · HTML · Source checked October 5, 2026
View governorjustice.wv.gov ↗