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# Lyndsey Matschat

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

- Appointed to the Twenty-Fourth Family Court Circuit in October 2022 to replace retiring Judge Sally G. Jackson.
- Judge Lyndsey W. Matschat is a West Virginia Family Court judge for the 24th Circuit, serving Berkeley and Jefferson counties, appointed in October 2022 by Governor Jim Justice.
- She also represented the prosecutor’s office on the Jefferson County Adult Treatment Court and provided training to law enforcement, educators, medical students, and social workers

### Education

- J.D. – Penn State University Dickinson School of Law (2009) Licensed to practice in West Virginia (2010) and Pennsylvania (2009).
- Undergraduate degree, double major in Accounting and Economics from Shepherd University
- in Accounting and Economics – Shepherd University — B.A.

### Additional information

- Appointed on October 19, 2022 to replace the retired Hon. Sally G. Jackson.
- Award from the Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center, 2019.
- Partners in Prevention Award (2017) from the Children’s Home Society Safe Haven Child Advocacy Center
- Before becoming a judge, Matschat spent 11 years as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Jefferson and Berkeley counties
- focusing on child abuse/neglect and adult/child sexual assault cases.
- Judge Matschat presides over cases in the 24th Family Court Circuit, which covers Berkeley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia.
- Active in the Junior League of the Eastern Panhandle, Court-Appointed Special Advocates of the Eastern Panhandle, and various Shepherd University alumni and foundation boards.
- Earlier career experience includes assistant Prosecuting Attorney for 11 years, primarily handling child abuse/neglect and adult/child sexual assault cases; member of the Jefferson County Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Team and Sexual Assault Response Team/Human Trafficking Subcommittee.

## 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/lyndseyMatschat)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/lyndseyMatschat)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/lyndseyMatschat)
- [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 Lyndsey W. Matschat](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/lyndseyMatschat)

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