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# Laura Sutton

West Virginia Family Court, Berkeley County · Family Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Family Court, Berkeley 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

- The elected Family Court Judge for West Virginia’s Twenty‐Fourth Family Court Circuit (Berkeley and Jefferson Counties), serving since January 1, 2025, and holding office until May 14, 2032.
- General Counsel to the Berkeley County Board of Education for more than two decades
- Counsel to the Jefferson County Board of Education through the Eastern Panhandle Instructional Cooperative

### Education

- West Virginia University College of Law in — J.D. (1995)
- Bachelor's degree, English from West Virginia University in 1992

### Additional information

- Elected to the Twenty-Fourth Family Court Circuit in May 2024 and took office January 1, 2025.
- Earlier career experience includes began legal career at Kay, Casto & Chaney; practiced education law with Bowles Rice.
- Child Advocate Attorney, West Virginia Bureau for Child Support Enforcement, at the time of election.

## 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/lauraSutton)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/lauraSutton)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/lauraSutton)
- [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 Berkeley County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/berkeley_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary Jefferson County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/jefferson_county)
- [Judge Laura Sutton](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/lauraSutton)

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