--- title: "Lynnsie Cline | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lynnsie-cline-wv-magistrate-tyler" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Lynnsie Cline West Virginia Magistrate Court, Tyler County · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Tyler County - State: West Virginia - Role: Magistrate - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Lynnsie J. Cline is the Tyler County Magisterial Judge – Division 2 in West Virginia, serving a term from 2024 to 2028, and is a former Assistant Public Defender for the Second Judicial Circuit - Professional Experience: Assistant Public Defender, 2nd Judicial Circuit, West Virginia (2020–2023) Summer law clerk at Geppert, McMullen, Payne & Getty, Cumberland, MD ### Education - B.S. in Criminal Justice, West Liberty University (2017) J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (2020) High school diploma, Paden City High School (2013) ### Additional information - Her term began in May 2023, filling the unexpired term of the previous magistrate, and is set to run through May 14, 2028. - Appointments: Appointed April 24, 2023, to fill the unexpired term of Magistrate Mike Griffin. - Indexed Tyler Star News coverage dated May24,2023 reports a swearing-in ceremony; no adequately attributed education or prior career recovered. - Appointed as Tyler County Magistrate – Division 2, a nonpartisan judicial position overseeing cases with claims under $10,000 in the Tyler County Magistrate Court. - She works under the supervision of the West Virginia Supreme Court and, alongside Magistrate Brian Weigle, handles matters such as small claims, traffic violations, and other minor criminal and civil cases. ## 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/tyler_county) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/tyler_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/tyler_county) - [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 Tyler County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/tyler_county) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/lynnsie-cline) - [www.linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnsie-cline-792681b1) - [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/node/32785) - [www.tylerstarnews.com](https://www.tylerstarnews.com/news/2023/05/24/tyler-magistrates-and-assistants-sworn-in/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lynnsie-cline-wv-magistrate-tyler", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lynnsie-cline-wv-magistrate-tyler", "name": "Lynnsie Cline | KnowJudges", "description": "Lynnsie Cline, West Virginia Magistrate Court, Tyler 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.