--- title: "Lisa K. Clark | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lisa-k-clark-wv-family-mcdowell" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Lisa K. Clark West Virginia Family Court, McDowell County · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Family Court, McDowell 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 - Former Chief Family Court Judge for the 12th Circuit at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (2009–present). - The elected Chief Family Court Judge for the Twelfth Family Court Circuit in West Virginia, serving McDowell and Mercer Counties since 2008. - held the role of McDowell County Juvenile Drug Court Judge (2012–2018) - Attorney, Gibson, Lefler & Associates, 1999-2008 ### Education - She is a 1990 J.D. graduate of Ohio Northern University’s Claude W. Pettit College of Law and holds a B.A. in Political Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1987). - Bachelor's degree, Political Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1987 ### Additional information - Elected to the Twelfth Family Court Circuit in 2008, re‐elected in 2016 and 2024. - Held the role of West Virginia Family Court Association Secretary (2011–2022). - Earlier career experience includes attorney, Stone, McGhee, Feuchtenberger and Barringer, 1990-1995; attorney, Bureau for Child Support Enforcement, 1995-1999. - Judge Clark presides over family court cases in McDowell and Mercer Counties as part of the Twelfth Family Court Circuit. - Also the Chief Family Court Judge for the 12th Circuit under the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. - Her office is located at 120 Scott Street, Princeton, WV 24740, with contact numbers 304‐487‐8423 and 304‐436‐6943. - Judge Clark is the President of the Black Diamond Hokie Club, a member of the Rotary Club of Peterstown, and former Assistant Governor for Rotary District 7545. - She has also served on boards for the Bluefield Salvation Army and Virginia Tech Athletic Fund, and was a former member of the Governor’s Access to Justice Committee. ## 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/lisaClark) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/lisaClark) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/lisaClark) - [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 McDowell County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mcdowell_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Mercer County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mercer_county) - [Judge Lisa K. 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