--- title: "Jasmine R.H. Morton | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jasmine-r-h-morton-wv-circuit-braxton" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jasmine R.H. Morton West Virginia Circuit Court, Braxton County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Braxton 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 - The elected judge of West Virginia’s 17th Judicial Circuit, serving Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, and Webster counties, and took office January 1, 2025 - Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Nicholas County, 2023-2024 - Appointed and then elected Prosecuting Attorney, Braxton County, 2017-2023 - Attorney, Bailey, Javins and Carter, LLC, 2016-2017 - Private Practice: Bailey, Javins and Carter, LLC (2016–2017) - Earlier career experience includes law clerk to Circuit Judge Jack Alsop, 2010-2013; assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Braxton County, 2013-2016 - Early Legal Work: Law clerk for Judge Jack Alsop (2010–2013) - Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Criminal Justice from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2007 - She has also served on the Nicholas County Public Defender Services Board ### Education - West Virginia University College of Law in — J.D. (2010) ### Additional information - Elected to the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit and took office January 1, 2025. - Elected to the bench in 2024 and sworn in on January 1, 2025, by outgoing Judge Jack Alsop. - Member, Investigative Panel of the Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel, 2017-2023. - Chairman of the Young Lawyers Section (2016). - Recognition: West Virginia State Bar “Young Lawyer of the Year” (2013) - Active in Gassaway United Methodist Church, Clay Royalty Cheer Athletics, and the Landmark Studio of the Arts. - She presides over Circuit Court cases in the 17th Judicial Circuit, which covers Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, and Webster counties. - Her official court address is the Braxton County Courthouse, 300 Main Street, Sutton, WV 26601. - In her inaugural remarks, Judge Morton expressed a strong commitment to expanding treatment courts — including family and drug treatment courts — in the four counties she serves, as none currently exist in the state. - She and her husband, West Virginia State Police Sergeant Logan Mohr, have one daughter. ## 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/judge-jasmine-r-h-morton) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-jasmine-r-h-morton) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-jasmine-r-h-morton) - [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 Braxton County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/braxton_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Clay County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/clay_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Gilmer County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/gilmer_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Webster County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/webster_county) - [Judge Jasmine R.H. Morton](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-jasmine-r-h-morton) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jasmine-r-h-morton-wv-circuit-braxton", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jasmine-r-h-morton-wv-circuit-braxton", "name": "Jasmine R.H. Morton | KnowJudges", "description": "Jasmine R.H. Morton, West Virginia Circuit Court, Braxton 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/jasmine-r-h-morton-wv-circuit-braxton#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jasmine-r-h-morton-wv-circuit-braxton#judge", "name": "Jasmine R.H. 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