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# Deanna Rock

West Virginia Family Court, Hampshire County · Family Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Family Court, Hampshire 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

- Before taking office she practiced law, held the role of Parkersburg Municipal Court Judge from 2015 to 2024, and had earlier registered-nurse experience.

### Education

- West Virginia Judiciary biography material reports Deanna Rock obtained a 1992 BA in English and a 1995 JD from West Virginia University.

### Additional information

- She has been a member of the West Virginia State Bar since 2004 and was elected to the family court bench beginning in 2017.
- Election History: First elected in 2016; ran unopposed.
- Judge Deanna R. Rock serves in the Twenty‐Third Family Court Circuit of West Virginia, covering Hampshire, Mineral, and Morgan Counties.

## 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/deannaRock)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/deannaRock)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/deannaRock)
- [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 Hampshire County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/hampshire_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary Mineral County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mineral_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary Morgan County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/morgan_county)
- [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/lower-courts/family-courts/judge-bios)
- [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/sites/default/pubfilesmnt/2023-12/22-862_respondent.pdf)
- [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Deanna_Rock)
- [law.justia.com](https://law.justia.com/cases/west-virginia/supreme-court/2024/22-862.html)

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