--- title: "Jeffrey R. Roth | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-r-roth-wv-family-grant" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jeffrey R. Roth West Virginia Family Court, Grant County · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Family Court, Grant County - State: West Virginia - Role: Family Court 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 R. Roth is the elected Family Court Judge for West Virginia’s Twenty‐Fifth Family Court Circuit, covering Grant, Hardy, and Pendleton counties, serving since 2017 and re‐elected in 2024. - Early Career: Attorney at Walters and Krauskopf, Moorefield Founded Roth Legal Services in Petersburg (2001–2013) Assistant Prosecutor, Grant County (2012) Elected Grant County Prosecutor (2012) - Earlier career experience includes attorney, Walters and Krauskopf in Moorefield after law school; founded Roth Legal Services in Petersburg in 2001 and practiced solo until 2013. - Elected Prosecuting Attorney, Grant County, in 2012 - Judge Roth’s legal work spans civil, criminal, domestic law, real estate, and estate planning ### Education - Law Degree: Thomas C. Cooley School of Law (Western Michigan University), 1994 - Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School in — J.D. (1994) - Bachelor's degree, History from West Virginia University in 1990 ### Additional information - Elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2024. - Appointed to the Twenty-Fifth Family Court Circuit in April 2017. - High School: Petersburg High School, 1986 - Office: 204 Washington Street, Room B‐1, Moorefield, WV 26836 - He also served on the Grant Memorial Hospital Board for 12 years and was active in community sports coaching. - Born/Raised: Grant County, WV - Member, Oak Dale Presbyterian Chapel (elder, deacon, trustee) - Member, Petersburg Masonic Lodge - Former Grant Memorial Hospital Board member - Volunteer coach for little league basketball and soccer - Married to Kim (Hiser) Roth; three children, one granddaughter, and one grandson. ## 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/family-judges/jeffreyRoth) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/jeffreyRoth) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/jeffreyRoth) - [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 Grant County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/grant_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Hardy County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/hardy_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Pendleton County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/pendleton_county) - [Judge Jeffrey R. 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