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# Elliott Workman

West Virginia Family Court, Boone County · Family Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Family Court, Boone County
- State: West Virginia
- Role: Family Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Elliott Workman — West Virginia Family Court, Boone County

## Biography

### Professional career

- Began her duties on October 27, 2025 and was formally sworn in during an investiture ceremony at the Boone County Courthouse in Madison, W.Va., on October 28, 2025, with the oath administered by Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Thomas H. Ewing
- The newly appointed Family Court Judge for West Virginia’s Tenth Family Court Circuit, covering Boone and Lincoln counties, sworn in on October 28, 2025.
- Before her judicial appointment, Judge Workman held the role of Assistant Boone County Prosecutor from August 2023 to October 2025.
- He previously practiced family and criminal law, served as a guardian ad litem, worked as an assistant Boone County prosecutor from August 2023 to October 2025, and served as a mental hygiene commissioner from April 2015 to July 2023.

### Education

- Capital University Law School — J.D. (2014)
- in Political Science (minor in History) — West Virginia State University — B.A. (2011)

### Additional information

- Governor Patrick Morrisey appointed Judge Workman on October 6, 2025 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Bobby R. Hale.
- In 2025, she received the Children’s Flag Community Recognition Award from the Cornerstone Child Advocacy Center in Boone County for her work with juveniles and families.
- Elliott Workman began serving in the Tenth Family Court Circuit on October 27, 2025.
- She also worked from April 2015 to July 2023 as a Mental Hygiene Commissioner
- overseeing cases involving individuals and families in crisis.
- Frequent service as guardian ad litem for children in court proceedings
- Judge Workman resides in Madison, W.Va., with her husband and two dogs.

## Sources

- [West Virginia Judiciary Boone County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/boone_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary Lincoln County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/lincoln_county)
- [Official biography/career evidence](https://www.courtswv.gov/node/34866)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [West Virginia Family Court Rule 8 — recording](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e6cbdd0660b0d7c2233c1536) — Family Court proceedings only; express prior-permission and ceremonial exceptions retained. Source records 2005 amendment date. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/rules-of-practice-procedure-family-court). Collected 2026-10-27.