--- title: "Kelly Codispoti | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kelly-codispoti-wv-circuit-logan" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kelly Codispoti West Virginia Circuit Court, Logan County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Logan 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 - Kelly Gilmore Codispoti is a judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of West Virginia, serving Logan and Mingo Counties, elected in 2024 - Elected to this position in 2024 after previously serving on the 7th Judicial Circuit Court, appointed in 2022 by then-Governor Jim Justice. - Public Defender in Logan County - Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Logan County - Private practice attorney with Valentine, Wilson & Partain, Cagle & Garten, and as a solo practitioner - Cagle & Garten; and as a solo practitioner; child Advocate Attorney/Bureau of Child Support Enforcement in Logan and Mingo Counties - Judge Codispoti was born and raised in Logan County, West Virginia ### Education - Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law — J.D. (1980) - Bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in 1977 ### Additional information - Elected in 2024 to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Logan and Mingo Counties. - Appointed to circuit court in the then-Seventh Judicial Circuit in 2022. - 2022 – Appointed to the 7th Judicial Circuit (Logan County) - Kelly Codispoti was appointed to the Ninth Family Court Circuit in 2001; elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2008 and 2016. - 2001 – Appointed to the 9th Family Court Circuit (Logan County) - Earlier career experience includes practiced with Valentine, Wilson & Partain - Judge Codispoti presides over the 11th Judicial Circuit Court, which covers Logan and Mingo Counties in West Virginia. - She is married to former Logan County Magistrate Leonard L. Codispoti, and they have two children and five grandchildren. ## 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/kellyCodispoti) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/kellyCodispoti) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/kellyCodispoti) - [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 Logan County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/logan_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Mingo County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mingo_county) - [Judge Kelly Gilmore Codispoti](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/kellyCodispoti) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kelly-codispoti-wv-circuit-logan", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kelly-codispoti-wv-circuit-logan", "name": "Kelly Codispoti | KnowJudges", "description": "Kelly Codispoti, West Virginia Circuit Court, Logan 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.