Ron Bane at a glance
- Full name
- Ronald Lee Bane Jr.Sources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr., West Virginia Magistrate Case Record Search — State v. Tyler Joseph Bollhorst
- Current role
- Magistrate, Monongalia County Magistrate Court, West VirginiaSources: Monongalia County court informationLast verified September 2, 2026
- Division 1 service
- Sworn July 9, 2020; began hearing cases July 13, 2020Sources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
- 2024 election
- Re-elected in May 2024; 12,553 votes for Magistrate Division 1Sources: Official 2024 primary election results — Magistrate Division 1, About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
- Pre-bench role
- WVU Mountainlair Night Operations ManagerSources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
- WVU Hospitals experience
- More than two decades in management roles spanning materials management, safety, laboratory outreach and hospital operationsSources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
- Education reported by Bane
- WVU B.A. political science; WVU M.S. safety engineering; WVU MBA health-care administration/management; Kennedy Western University Ph.D. safety engineeringSources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
- Civic service
- 16 years on Morgantown City Council, including deputy mayor; service with Morgantown Utility Board and Mountain Line Transit AuthoritySources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
- Caseload presentation
- 2023 report on Bane’s study of 6,500 Monongalia magistrate cases in 2021 and 6,700 in 2022Sources: The path to six magistrates in Monongalia County is presented