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# Daniel W. Greear

Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- State: West Virginia
- Role: Chief Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge on the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals, serving since 2021, and was named Chief Judge for 2026
- He has officiated football since 1999 and is a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Spring Hill Baptist Church
- In 2021, Governor Jim Justice appointed Greear to one of three seats on the newly created Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Governor Jim Justice appointed him to the Intermediate Court of Appeals in 2021; he earlier served on the Kanawha County circuit bench from July to November 2018
- Briefly appointed to the Kanawha County Circuit Court by Governor Jim Justice in 2018
- Chief Counsel for the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office (2013–2014)

### Education

- West Virginia University College of Law in — J.D. (1992)
- Bachelor’s degree at Liberty University in 1989 and a law degree at West Virginia University in 1992.
- Liberty University (BA), West Virginia University (JD)

### Additional information

- His current term on the court runs until December 31, 2026.
- He has also been a football official for the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission since 1999 and is active in his church community.
- He held the role of Chief Judge from July 2022 to December 2023 and was re‐elected as Chief Judge for 2026.
- The Intermediate Court of Appeals, established by the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021, handles appeals in civil, family, workers’ compensation, administrative, and guardianship/conservatorship cases.
- He received the 2021 NCSL Legislative Staff Achievement Award.
- He represented Kanawha County in the House in 1995–1996, held the role of Attorney General’s Office chief counsel in 2013–2014, and earlier was a managing member of KKB, LLC focused on civil litigation.
- West Virginia House of Delegates (Kanawha County, 1995–1996)
- Daniel W. Greear was born July 26, 1968 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- Chief Counsel for the West Virginia House of Delegates
- At his appellate appointment he was chief counsel to the House of Delegates, after three years as its chief of staff.
- Dan Greear is a lifelong Kanawha County resident and graduate of South Charleston High School.
- Greear lives in Kanawha County with his wife, Amy, and two sons.

## 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/appellate-courts/intermediate-court-of-appeals/judges-staff)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/appellate-courts/intermediate-court-of-appeals/judges-staff)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/appellate-courts/intermediate-court-of-appeals/judges-staff)
- [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)
- [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/appellate-courts/intermediate-court-of-appeals/judges-staff/greear)
- [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Greear)

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