--- title: "C. Darren Tallman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/c-darren-tallman-wv-family-pleasants" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # C. Darren Tallman West Virginia Family Court, Pleasants County · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Family Court, Pleasants County - State: West Virginia - Role: Family Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - He has held the role of presiding judge of the Wood County Juvenile Drug Court since its inception in 2010 - Judge C. Darren Tallman is a long‐serving family court judge for the Third Family Court Circuit (Pleasants and Wood Counties) in West Virginia, elected in 2002 and re‐elected in 2008, 2016, and 2024. - Elected family court judge in November 2002 in the first elections for the reconstituted Family Court system. - He also previously worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Wood County (1989–1993), an attorney in the West Virginia Bureau of Child Support Enforcement (1993–1996), and as a mental hygiene commissioner for Wood County (1999–2002) - Earlier career experience includes private general practice, 1986-2002; assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Wood County, 1989-1993 ### Education - West Virginia University College of Law in — J.D. (1986) - Bachelor's degree, Political Science from West Virginia University in 1983 ### Additional information - received the Spirit of Wood County award in 2018 for his work there. - Received the Spirit of Wood County award in 2018 for work with the juvenile drug court. - Elected in the first elections for the newly created West Virginia Family Court system in 2002. - Recognized by Legal Aid of West Virginia in 1998 for work assisting pro se litigants. - He maintained a private legal practice from 1986 until his election to the bench. - Law degree: West Virginia University College of Law, 1986 Admitted to the West Virginia bar in 1986. - High school: Pennsboro High School, 1978 - Tallman and his wife, Sharyn, live in Parkersburg, WV, and they have three adult children and one grandchild. ## 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/darrenTallman) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/darrenTallman) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/darrenTallman) - [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 Pleasants County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/pleasants_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Wood County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wood_county) - [Judge C. 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