--- title: "James W. Courrier Jr | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-w-courrier-jr-wv-circuit-grant" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # James W. Courrier Jr West Virginia Circuit Court, Grant County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Grant 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 - James W. Courrier Jr. is identified by the official judiciary page as a judge of the Twenty-Fifth Judicial Circuit, Grant and Mineral counties - James W. Courrier Jr. is a judge of the Twenty‐Fifth Judicial Circuit (Grant and Mineral Counties) in West Virginia, serving on the Circuit Court and elected in a nonpartisan election ### Education ### Additional information - Courrier was appointed by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin on January 12, 2016 to succeed Philip B. Jordan, and later won a full term in the May 10, 2016 general election. - Graduate of West Virginia University and the West Virginia University College of Law. - Sole practitioner in legal practice - West Virginia Circuit Court judges are elected in nonpartisan elections to serve eight‐year terms. - Additional prior assistant-prosecutor work appears in the excerpt but was truncated. - ’s search excerpt reports undergraduate and law education at West Virginia University and seven years as Mineral County prosecuting attorney before his circuit appointment. ## 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/jamesCourrier) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jamesCourrier) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jamesCourrier) - [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 Grant County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/grant_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Mineral County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mineral_county) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Courrier_Jr.) - [wvbar.org](https://wvbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Moorefield-Speaker-Bios.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-w-courrier-jr-wv-circuit-grant", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-w-courrier-jr-wv-circuit-grant", "name": "James W. 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