--- title: "Melanie L. Sang | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/melanie-l-sang-wv-magistrate-mason" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Melanie L. Sang West Virginia Magistrate Court, Mason County · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Mason 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 - The current Mason County Magisterial Judge – Division 2 in West Virginia, serving a four‐year term until May 14, 2028 - Melanie L. Sang has been serving as Magisterial District Judge for Mason County since 2019 - Professional Experience: Mason County Court, Magisterial District Judge (2019–present) West Virginia Board of Education, Substitute Teacher - Direct : Melanie L. Sang, Mason County Magistrate Division2; magistrate service2019–present; former substitute teacher, West Virginia Board of Education ### Education - Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Marshall University - Marshall University bachelor degree Psychology (no year supplied) ### Additional information - Election: Re‐elected in the 2024 West Virginia primary election - 2020 and2024 candidacies listed. - Court address/phone and SOS2022 official index. - High School Diploma from Point Pleasant (1991) - Point Pleasant high school diploma1991. - Melanie Sang is a nonpartisan judicial officer and has run for the position in prior elections. - Listed on the West Virginia Judiciary’s official court information page and on the State of WV’s elected officials database. - As a magisterial judge, she presides over certain criminal matters and small claims cases at the county level, as well as other designated civil and criminal cases under West Virginia’s magisterial court system. ## 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/mason_county) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mason_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mason_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 Mason County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mason_county) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/melanie-sang) - [masoncountywv.gov](https://masoncountywv.gov/government/mason-county-magistrates/) - [apps.sos.wv.gov](https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/Officials/Home/Details/605ec7c5-5d72-4645-b655-45055f620342) - [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/node/32694) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/melanie-l-sang-wv-magistrate-mason", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/melanie-l-sang-wv-magistrate-mason", "name": "Melanie L. 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