--- title: "Julie A. Pence | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/julie-a-pence-wv-family-kanawha" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Julie A. Pence West Virginia Family Court, Kanawha County · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Family Court, Kanawha 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 - Appointed by Governor Jim Justice in June 2021 and elected in 2024 to an eight‐year term ending in 2032 - Judge of the Eleventh Family Court Circuit (Kanawha County, West Virginia), appointed in 2021 and elected to an eight‐year term in 2024. - After the birth of her second daughter in 2010, she worked in‐house for a real estate development company for nearly three years, then returned to private practice at Hardy Pence PLLC, focusing exclusively on family law. - Earlier career experience includes litigator, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Charleston, 2002-2010; in-house attorney with a real estate development company for nearly three years ### Education - West Virginia University College of Law in, serving as vice president of her class and on the West Virginia Law Review — J.D. (2002) - Bachelor's degree, Political Science from Marshall University in 1999 - B.A. in Political Science from Marshall University in 1999. ### Additional information - Election: Re‐elected in 2024 for an eight‐year term. - Appointed to the Eleventh Family Court Circuit in June 2021. - Attorney, Hardy Pence PLLC, focusing entirely on family law. - Judge Pence serves in Kanawha County’s Family Court - handling cases such as divorce, custody, and other family law matters. - Her office is located at the Kanawha County Judicial Building, 111 Court Street, Suite 1, Charleston, WV, and her contact number is 304‐558‐0497. - Judge Pence is married to attorney Chris Pence and lives in South Charleston with their two daughters. - Born and raised in Wayne County, West Virginia, Judge Pence graduated from Ceredo‐Kenova High School - Recognition: Welcomed to the bench by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice, citing her family law background as ideal for serving litigants in difficult circumstances. ## 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/juliePence) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/juliePence) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/juliePence) - [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 Kanawha County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/kanawha_county) - [Judge Julie A. 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