--- title: "Roger G. Spragg | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/roger-g-spragg-wv-magistrate-wetzel" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Roger G. Spragg West Virginia Magistrate Court, Wetzel County · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Wetzel 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 - Magistrate judge for the Wetzel County Magistrate Court in West Virginia, appointed in June 2023, with a background in law enforcement, probation, and municipal court judging - Probation Officer for the 2nd Judicial Circuit Court (2022–2023), supervising sex offenders and child abusers, and conducting pre‐sentence investigations - He held the role of a municipal judge in Sistersville and Paden City in 2020–2022, then became a probation officer for the Second Judicial Circuit in 2022, supervising sex-offense and child-abuse cases and conducting presentence investigations - Criminal justice bachelor’s degree at Fairmont State University in 1996 and attended Hundred High School - In summary: Judge Roger G. Spragg combines decades of law enforcement, judicial, and probation service with his current role as Wetzel County Magistrate ### Education - B.S. in Criminal Justice, Fairmont State University (1996) ### Additional information - His law enforcement career encompassed Paden City police sergeant service (1999–2001) and the Wetzel County Sheriff’s Office (2000–2022). - Graduated from Hundred High School (1992) - Magistrate for Wetzel County, WV - handling a broad range of criminal and civil cases in the county’s magistrate court. - handling misdemeanor criminal cases, preliminary hearings for felonies, issuing arrest/search warrants, emergency protective orders, and certain civil matters (up to $10,000) such as evictions and wrongful occupation cases. - He also conducts after-hours juvenile and child custody hearings. - His term is four years. - Spragg is married to Chanda and has two sons, both student‐athletes at Fairmont State University. ## 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/wetzel_county) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wetzel_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wetzel_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 Wetzel County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/wetzel_county) - [www.wetzelcountywv.gov](https://www.wetzelcountywv.gov/county-magistrates) - [www.wetzelchronicle.com](https://www.wetzelchronicle.com/news/2023/06/28/roger-spragg-appointed-new-wetzel-county-magistrate/) - [www.wetzelchronicle.com](https://www.wetzelchronicle.com/news/2023/07/19/roger-spragg-appointed-wetzel-county-magistrate/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/roger-g-spragg-wv-magistrate-wetzel", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/roger-g-spragg-wv-magistrate-wetzel", "name": "Roger G. 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