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# Richard G. Postalwait

West Virginia Magistrate Court, Calhoun County · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Calhoun 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/calhoun_county)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/calhoun_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/calhoun_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 Calhoun County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/calhoun_county)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The incumbent Magistrate Court Judge for Division 1 in Calhoun County, West Virginia, serving a term from 2024 to 2028
- In summary: Judge Richard G. Postalwait is a long‐serving, nonpartisan magistrate judge in Calhoun County, WV, currently in his second term, with a focus on local trial court matters and community service

### Education


### Additional information

- Postalwait was first elected in 2016 and re‐elected in 2022.
- Court Type: Local trial court handling misdemeanor cases, traffic violations, and other matters within the magistrate court’s authority.
- Postalwait’s work focuses on adjudicating cases within the magistrate court’s scope, ensuring fair and efficient resolution of local criminal and civil matters.
- His profile on notes that his priorities and accomplishments will be detailed once he formally lists them.



## 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.