--- title: "Jason Wharton | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-wharton-wv-circuit-wood" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jason Wharton West Virginia Circuit Court, Wood County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Wood 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 - Earlier career experience includes wood County Prosecuting Attorney for eight years; assistant Prosecuting Attorney for 10 years - Legal career: 10 years as Assistant Prosecutor (later Wood County Prosecuting Attorney for 8 years) Cross‐designated Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of West Virginia Former attorney at Albright, Bradley, and Ellison ### Education - Bachelor's degree, Business Administration from West Virginia University - West Virginia University College of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Re-elected in 2024 to the Fourth Judicial Circuit, Wood County. - Elected to the circuit bench in 2016. - Previously worked at Albright, Bradley, and Ellison. - Presides over the Mid-Ohio Valley Adult Drug Court and Wood County Family Treatment Court. - Office location: Wood County Judicial Building, 2 Government Square, Room 221, Parkersburg, WV 26101 - The elected Circuit Court Judge for Wood County, West Virginia, serving on the Fourth Judicial Circuit and presiding over both the Mid‐Ohio Valley Adult Drug Court and the Wood County Family Treatment Court. - Judge Wharton and his wife, Heidi, reside in Vienna, WV, and have two children. - Other roles: Member, West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission Member, Mass Litigation Panel Former board member, Arc of the Mid‐Ohio Valley - United Way Alliance of the Mid‐Ohio Valley Former board member & past president, WVU at Parkersburg Foundation - Active in the Parkersburg Lions Club - Former Chair of the West Virginia State Bar Young Lawyer’s Executive Committee ## 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/jasonWharton) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jasonWharton) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jasonWharton) - [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 Wood County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wood_county) - [Judge Jason Wharton](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jasonWharton) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-wharton-wv-circuit-wood", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jason-wharton-wv-circuit-wood", "name": "Jason Wharton | KnowJudges", "description": "Jason Wharton, West Virginia Circuit Court, Wood County. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents). Collected 2026-07-27.