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# Harley E. Stollings

West Virginia Family Court, Nicholas County · Family Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Family Court, Nicholas 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

- Harley E. Stollings is the elected judge of West Virginia’s 16th Family Court Circuit, covering Clay and Nicholas counties, first elected in 2020 and re‐elected in 2024.
- Elected judge of the Sixteenth Family Court Circuit, Clay and Nicholas Counties, in 2020.
- Earlier career experience includes nicholas County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1985-1989; practiced law in central West Virginia

### Education

- Scott High School, 1976 B.S. in Business Administration, West Virginia University, 1980 J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 1983
- B.B.A. from West Virginia University in 1980

### Additional information

- According to, Stollings has been recognized with AV Preeminent® (highest peer rating) in 2025, reflecting exceptional professional excellence, ethical standards, and peer respect.
- Election: Elected 2020; re‐elected 2024
- Admission to the Bar: 1983, West Virginia
- Private Practice Attorney in central West Virginia
- Commissioner Roles: Mental Hygiene Commissioner, Fiduciary Commissioner, Workers’ Compensation Hearing Examiner
- Judge Stollings’ daughter, Lindsay, is a lawyer practicing in Charleston, WV.
- Born & Raised: Boone County, WV

## 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

### 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/harleyStollings)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/harleyStollings)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/harleyStollings)
- [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 official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/harleyStollings)
- [West Virginia Judiciary Clay County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/clay_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary Nicholas County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/nicholas_county)
- [Judge Harley Stollings](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/harleyStollings)

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