--- title: "Jaymie Godwin Wilfong | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jaymie-godwin-wilfong-wv-circuit-randolph" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jaymie Godwin Wilfong West Virginia Circuit Court, Randolph County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Randolph 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 - Jaymie Godwin Wilfong as Randolph County Division 2 circuit judge, elected in 2024 and beginning renewed service in January 2025 after a December 2024 swearing-in. - As of late 2024, Wilfong was sworn in as the Division 2 circuit judge for Randolph County, becoming the county’s second judge under a 2023 legislative change that created new judicial circuits ### Education - It records a West Virginia University JD in 1995, family court service from 2003 to 2008 and earlier circuit service beginning in 2009. ### Additional information - She had previously held the role of both a circuit judge and a family court judge in Randolph County. - Her official court listing shows her office at the James F. Cain Courthouse Annex in Elkins, 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 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-jaymie-godwin-wilfong) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-jaymie-godwin-wilfong) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-jaymie-godwin-wilfong) - [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 Randolph County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/randolph_county) - [www.theintermountain.com](https://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2024/12/second-judge-sworn-in/) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Jaymie_Godwin_Wilfong) - [law.justia.com](https://law.justia.com/cases/west-virginia/supreme-court/2014/14-0379.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jaymie-godwin-wilfong-wv-circuit-randolph", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jaymie-godwin-wilfong-wv-circuit-randolph", "name": "Jaymie Godwin Wilfong | KnowJudges", "description": "Jaymie Godwin Wilfong, West Virginia Circuit Court, Randolph 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.