--- title: "Jason A. Cuomo | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-a-cuomo-wv-circuit-brooke" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jason A. Cuomo West Virginia Circuit Court, Brooke County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Brooke 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 of the First Judicial Circuit Court of West Virginia, serving Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio counties, appointed in 2015 and elected in 2016 - Appointed to the First Judicial Circuit on July 10, 2015, following Judge Martin J. Gaughan's retirement - The circuit clerk’s office can be reached at (304) 737‐1400 ### Education - B.A. in Communications (minor in Political Science), Allegheny College, 1993 J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 1996; member of the Order of the Coif and Law Review; executive editor of Volume 98 of the Law Review - Bachelor's degree, Communications; minor in Political Science from Allegheny College in 1993 ### Additional information - Elected to the position in May 2016 for an eight‐year term. - Earlier career experience includes practiced law with his father at Cuomo and Cuomo in Wellsburg from law-school graduation until his judicial appointment in 2015. - Appointments: Appointed by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin on July 10, 2015 to fill the vacancy created by Judge Martin J. Gaughan’s retirement. - Legal Career: After law school, Cuomo practiced with his father, Frank Cuomo, at Cuomo & Cuomo in Wellsburg, WV, until his appointment to the bench - Judge Cuomo presides over cases in the First Judicial Circuit, which covers Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio counties in west-central West Virginia. - His chambers are located at the Brooke County Judicial Center, 620 Main Street, Wellsburg, WV 26070. - Raised: Follansbee, West Virginia - He and his wife, Dana, have two children and reside in Follansbee, WV. - Judge Cuomo has served on the Brooke County Schools Education Foundation and the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education, and has coached youth sports teams ## 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/jasonCuomo) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jasonCuomo) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jasonCuomo) - [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 Brooke County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/brooke_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Hancock County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/hancock_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Ohio County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/ohio_county) - [Judge Jason A. Cuomo](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jasonCuomo) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-a-cuomo-wv-circuit-brooke", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-a-cuomo-wv-circuit-brooke", "name": "Jason A. Cuomo | KnowJudges", "description": "Jason A. Cuomo, West Virginia Circuit Court, Brooke 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/jason-a-cuomo-wv-circuit-brooke#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-a-cuomo-wv-circuit-brooke#judge", "name": "Jason A. 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