Chad Lovejoy at a glance
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Chad Lovejoy
Circuit Judge · West Virginia Circuit Court, Cabell County
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Chad S. Lovejoy is the elected Circuit Court Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Cabell County, WV), sworn in January 1, 2025, after winning the 2024 primary election.
- Legal Practice: Licensed in WV, Ohio, and Kentucky; practiced civil litigation in WV, OH, and KY from 1997–2023, including as a partner at Duffield, Lovejoy & Boggs, PLLC.
- He practiced civil litigation in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, became a partner at Duffield, Lovejoy & Boggs, and taught legal assisting courses at Marshall University Community and Technical College
Education
- West Virginia University College of Law — J.D. (1997)
- Chad Lovejoy, a Huntington native, earned an English degree from West Virginia University in 1994 and his law degree there in 1997.
- B.A. in English from West Virginia University (1994)
- Bachelor's degree, English — West Virginia University — 1994
Additional information
- Elected to the Sixth Judicial Circuit in 2024, he took office on January 1, 2025.
- Civil litigator in West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, 1997-2023.
- Elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2016 and re-elected twice.
- Teaching: Taught the Legal Assisting Program at Marshall University Community & Technical College (2000–2008).
- Lovejoy presides over the Cabell County Circuit Court, the only general jurisdiction trial court of record in West Virginia
- handling a wide range of cases including criminal, civil, property rights, child abuse and neglect, and family matters.
- Notable: His judicial career follows decades of legal practice, legislative service, and community leadership, and he is registered as a Democrat.
- Native of Huntington, WV; graduate of St. Joseph’s Central Catholic High School
- His official court contact is the Cabell County Courthouse, 750 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, WV.
- Law School Honors: Editor-in-Chief of West Virginia Law Review Vol.
- 99; inducted into the Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers.
- He has served on boards of Huntington-based charities, including over 20 years on the Huntington City Mission board.
- Lovejoy and his wife, Sara, reside in Huntington, WV, and have four children and one grandchild.
- He also served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
- Editor-in-Chief of Volume 99 of the West Virginia Law Review.
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 Circuit Court, Cabell County
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West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster
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