--- title: "H. Suzanne McGraw | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/h-suzanne-mcgraw-wv-family-raleigh" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # H. Suzanne McGraw West Virginia Family Court, Raleigh County · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Family Court, Raleigh 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 - The judge for West Virginia’s 13th Family Court Circuit, covering Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming counties, and has served on the bench since 2002. - Her father, Warren McGraw, was West Virginia Senate President (1981–1985) and a former circuit court judge ### Education - Wake Forest University School of Law in, where she received the American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Advocacy — J.D. (1991) ### Additional information - She has been re‐elected in 2008, 2016, and 2024. - She was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2008, 2016 and 2024. - Appointed to the bench in 2001 by then-Governor Bob Wise after serving as a family law master in 1999, and was first elected in 2002. - Appointed family law master in 1999, she was appointed to the Thirteenth Family Court Circuit by Governor Bob Wise in 2001. - Practiced privately from 1991 to 1999 in Pineville, Beckley, Charleston, Charlotte and Washington, DC. - From 1991 to 1999, she practiced law in Pineville, Beckley, Charleston (WV), and in Charlotte, NC and Washington, D.C.. - She obtained a bachelor’s degree in history and economics from Concord College in 1988 and a law degree from Wake Forest in 1991, receiving the American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Advocacy. - Born February 4, 1967 in Wyoming County, West Virginia, McGraw obtained a bachelor’s degree in history and economics from Concord College in 1988 - Date of birth: 1967-02-04 - Judge McGraw presides over family law cases in the 13th Family Court Circuit of West Virginia, which includes Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming counties. - She is married to Circuit Judge Andrew Dimlich (10th Judicial Circuit) and they have two children. - H. Suzanne McGraw was born and raised in Wyoming County. - The circuit covers Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming counties. - Her prior community activities include Girl Scout leadership and the Young Lawyer Division of the American Association for Justice. - McGraw is a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and has held the role of a Girl Scout leader and in the Young Lawyer Division of the American Association for Justice. ## 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/family-judges/suzanneMcGraw) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/suzanneMcGraw) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/suzanneMcGraw) - [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) - [Wikidata: H. Suzanne McGraw](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118128271) - [West Virginia Judiciary Raleigh County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/raleigh_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Summers County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/summers_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Wyoming County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wyoming_county) - [Wikidata: H. Suzanne McGraw](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118128271) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/h-suzanne-mcgraw-wv-family-raleigh", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/h-suzanne-mcgraw-wv-family-raleigh", "name": "H. Suzanne McGraw | KnowJudges", "description": "H. Suzanne McGraw, West Virginia Family Court, Raleigh County. 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