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# Matthew Jeffries

West Virginia Magistrate Court, Fayette County · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Fayette 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.

## 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/fayette_county)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/fayette_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/fayette_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 Fayette County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/fayette_county)

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## Biography

### Professional career


### Education


### Additional information

- Magistrate for the Fayette County Magistrate Court in West Virginia, elected in 2022.
- He later became a detective sergeant at the Mount Hope Police Department and, in 2013, Chief of Police for the Fayetteville Police Department.
- In 2001, he held a position as a special fraud investigator for Nationwide Insurance.
- Began his career in 1990 with the Beckley Police Department in Raleigh County, WV, serving in the Detective Bureau and as part of the Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, which included work with the U.S. Marshal Service and the ATF.
- As Fayette County Magistrate, Jeffries presides over cases in the county’s magistrate court.
- Seasoned law enforcement officer and current magistrate in West Virginia, but his tenure has been marked by a public ethics admonishment for campaign conduct issues.
- The matter was resolved through a public admonishment, not removal from the bench.
- He resides in Fayetteville with his wife and two sons, and is active in local organizations such as the Fayetteville First Church of God and the Fayette County Fraternal Order of Police.
- Before his judicial role, Jeffries had a long career in law enforcement and as a special fraud investigator.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7bfc4ba5831cb3f30a5d65ca) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  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.