--- title: "H. Charles Carl III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/h-charles-carl-iii-wv-circuit-hampshire" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # H. Charles Carl III West Virginia Circuit Court, Hampshire County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Hampshire County - State: West Virginia - Role: Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge H. Charles Carl, III is the presiding judge of West Virginia’s Twenty‐Sixth Judicial Circuit, covering Hampshire, Hardy, and Pendleton counties, and has served on the bench since 2013 - Business Court Division judge, 2015-2022 - Earlier career experience includes began practicing in Romney in 1987 with his grandfather, William H. Ansel Jr.; the practice grew into Carl, Keaton, Frazer & Milleson, PLLC; general practice for more than 25 years covering criminal, civil, domestic and estate litigation - Supervising judge of the South Branch Adult Treatment Court ### Education - Capital University Law School in — J.D. (1987) - Bachelor's degree from University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in 1984 ### Additional information - Elected in 2024 to the new Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit. - Elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2016. - President of the South Branch Valley Bar Association, 2006 until appointment to the bench. - General counsel and director for the Bank of Romney for more than 20 years. - Before joining the judiciary, Carl practiced law in Romney, WV, with his grandfather William H. Ansel Jr., founding Carl, Keaton, Frazer & Milleson, PLLC. - Also president of the South Branch Valley Bar Association. - Has served by temporary assignment on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. - Past president of the West Virginia Judicial Association. - He worked as a criminal, civil, domestic, and estate litigator, and held the role of general counsel and board member for the Bank of Romney for over 20 years. - Carl is a native of Springfield, Hampshire County, and a member of the Hampshire County Athletic Hall of Fame for his youth basketball coaching. - He resides in Romney with his wife Lisa, and they have three daughters and two granddaughters. ## 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/charlesCarl) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/charlesCarl) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/charlesCarl) - [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 Hardy County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/hardy_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Pendleton County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/pendleton_county) - [Judge H. Charles Carl III](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/charlesCarl) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/h-charles-carl-iii-wv-circuit-hampshire", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/h-charles-carl-iii-wv-circuit-hampshire", "name": "H. Charles Carl III | KnowJudges", "description": "H. Charles Carl III, West Virginia Circuit Court, Hampshire County. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/h-charles-carl-iii-wv-circuit-hampshire#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/h-charles-carl-iii-wv-circuit-hampshire#judge", "name": "H. 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