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# Richard David Lindsay II

West Virginia Circuit Court, Kanawha County · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Kanawha County
- State: West Virginia
- Role: Circuit Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Richard David Lindsay II — West Virginia Circuit Court, Kanawha County

## Biography

### Professional career

- His election and swearing-in in January 2025 were highlighted as a significant addition to the county’s judiciary, with community members and legal leaders noting his extensive legal experience and dedication to justice
- The elected judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit (Kanawha County, West Virginia), sworn in January 1, 2025, after being elected in 2024.
- From 2008 to 2024, Lindsay was an associate attorney at Tabor Lindsay & Associates, specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death litigation
- Circuit Clerk’s office phone: 304‐357‐0440

### Education

- Appalachian School of Law — J.D. (2008)
- Master’s degree in Political Management – George Washington University, 2003
- Bachelor’s degree in History – Wingate University, 2000

### Additional information

- Official judiciary biography identifies Richard David LindsayII as EighthJudicialCircuit(KanawhaCounty) judge elected2024,tookofficeJanuary1,2025.
- AssociateTaborLindsay&Associates2008–2024 specializing personalinjury,medicalmalpractice,wrongfuldeath.
- WestVirginiaSenate member representingKanawha2018–2022.
- Bachelor’shistoryWingateUniversity2000,master’spoliticalmanagementGeorgeWashingtonUniversity2003,lawdegreeAppalachianSchoolofLaw2008.
- Listed in the official West Virginia Judiciary directory for the Kanawha County Circuit Court.
- Official contact: Kanawha County Judicial Building, 111 Court Street, Charleston, WV 25301
- Judge Lindsay serves on the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Kanawha County, West Virginia, a role that includes overseeing a broad range of cases such as felonies, family law, and civil disputes.
- CovenantHouse board member,formerWestVirginia’sHelping board member and ReadAloud participant.

## Sources

- [West Virginia Judiciary Kanawha County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/kanawha_county)
- [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/circuit-judges/judge-richard-lindsay)
- [publiclawlibrary.org](https://publiclawlibrary.org/kanawha-county-welcomes-richard-lindsay-as-new-judge-of-the-eighth-circuit-court/)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lindsay_%28West_Virginia_politician%29)

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## Published courtroom rules

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- [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.