--- title: "Gail Roush | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gail-roush-wv-magistrate-mason" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Gail Roush West Virginia Magistrate Court, Mason County · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Mason County - State: West Virginia - Role: Magistrate - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Also noted as a candidate for Mason County Magisterial Judge – Division 1 in the May 14, 2024 West Virginia Primary Election - It lists administrative-assistant/office-manager work at the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety from 2013 to 2017 and deputy circuit-clerk work with Mason County beginning in 2017 ### Education ### Additional information - Gail L. Roush is the current Mason County Magistrate Judge (Division 1) in West Virginia, serving until May 14, 2028, and handling local criminal and small claims cases. - Her current term runs until May 14, 2028. - First elected to the Mason County Magistrate Court Division 2 seat in 2016 and ran for re-election that year. - Lists business-administration studies at Marshall University in 1994 and business/office-technology studies at West Virginia University at Parkersburg in 2011. - Mason County Magistrate Judge for Division 1, a county-level judicial position that handles certain criminal matters, small claims, and other local cases. - Listed on the Mason County Magistrates page and the West Virginia Judiciary site, with the court located at 200 Sixth Street, Point Pleasant, WV 25550. - Gail L. Roush is listed as a Mason County magistrate. ## 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/mason_county) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mason_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mason_county) - [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 Mason County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mason_county) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/gail-l-roush) - [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/node/32694) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Gail_Roush) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gail-roush-wv-magistrate-mason", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gail-roush-wv-magistrate-mason", "name": "Gail Roush | KnowJudges", "description": "Gail Roush, West Virginia Magistrate Court, Mason County. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents). Collected 2026-07-27.