--- title: "Jeffrey Cramer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-cramer-wv-circuit-marshall" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jeffrey Cramer West Virginia Circuit Court, Marshall County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Marshall 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 Jeffrey D. Cramer is a judge of the Second Judicial Circuit in West Virginia, covering Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel counties, appointed in 2015 and re‐elected in 2016 and 2024 - Appointed Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney in 2005; elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2008 and 2012 - Earlier career experience includes associate, Berry, Kessler, Crutchfield & Taylor, beginning 1997; assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Marshall County, 1999-2005 ### Education - Bachelor's degree, Political Science from West Virginia University - West Virginia University College of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - His term runs until the end of 2024. - He was appointed by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin in June 2015 to fill a vacancy, elected in 2016, and re‐elected in 2024. - Appointed to the Second Judicial Circuit in June 2015. - Served as a special prosecutor in Ohio, Brooke, Wetzel and Tyler Counties. - Has served by temporary assignment on the Intermediate Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. - A native of McMechen, West Virginia, Cramer obtained a B.A. in political science - Second Judicial Circuit bench, which includes Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel counties. - He has also served on temporary assignments to the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Appeals when judges were recused. ## 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/jeffreyCramer) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jeffreyCramer) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jeffreyCramer) - [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 Marshall County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/marshall_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Tyler County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/tyler_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Wetzel County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wetzel_county) - [Judge Jeffrey D. Cramer](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/jeffreyCramer) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-cramer-wv-circuit-marshall", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-cramer-wv-circuit-marshall", "name": "Jeffrey Cramer | KnowJudges", "description": "Jeffrey Cramer, West Virginia Circuit Court, Marshall 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.