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Robin Waters
Magistrate · West Virginia Magistrate Court, Wood County
Biography
Professional career
- Robin A. Waters has been serving as Magisterial District Judge – Division 3 for Wood County, West Virginia, since 2008
- Judicial Service: Judge Waters has been with the Wood County Court since 2008
- Records magistrate service beginning in 2008 and an associate degree from West Virginia University at Parkersburg; no degree year is supplied
- Earlier Career: She worked in private practice in Parkersburg from 1979 to 1992, and held the role of an Assistant Wood County Prosecutor from 1979 to 1982 and again from 1989 to 1992
- Robert’s education, law practice and circuit elections are excluded
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Government and Economics (1976) from West Virginia Wesleyan College Juris Doctor from West Virginia University College of Law (1979), where she was on the West Virginia Law Review and won the AmJur Award in Criminal Law
Additional information
- She was re‐elected in the 2024 West Virginia primary election and her current term runs until May 14, 2028.
- In 2024, she ran unopposed in the general election for the Division 3 seat.
- It lists Division 3 candidacies in 2020 and 2024.
- Waters has been re‐elected multiple times, including in 2012, 2016, and most recently in 2024.
- Born and raised in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Waters graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1973.
- Magisterial judges in West Virginia handle a range of local cases, including traffic violations, small claims, and certain criminal matters.
- She is married to Judge Robert A. Waters, and they have three children.
- Robin A. Waters is a Wood County magistrate in West Virginia.
- Professional Memberships: Member of the West Virginia Judicial Association and the West Virginia Bar Association.
- Official contact: Wood County Courthouse, 1 Court Square, Parkersburg, WV 26101; info@.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Camera And Audio Equipment
Statewide
West Virginia Trial Court Rule 8 makes courtroom camera and audio equipment subject to the presiding circuit judge's or magistrate's permission.
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 ↗
Advance Media Request Timing
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings
West Virginia Magistrate Court, Wood County
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-27Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster ↗West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings ↗West Virginia Judiciary Wood County directory
Identity/Contact/Assignment source · HTML · Source checked October 4, 2026
View West Virginia Judiciary Wood County directory ↗www.ballotready.org
Biography source · HTML · Source checked October 5, 2026
View www.ballotready.org ↗