Ronald Lee Bane Jr. is a magistrate of the Monongalia County Magistrate Court in West Virginia. The West Virginia Judiciary’s current Monongalia County directory lists Magistrate Ron Bane; Bane’s published biography identifies him as Ronald L. Bane Jr. and describes his service in Division 1. Sources: Monongalia County court information, About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
Bane’s published biography reports that he was elected to Division 1 in June 2020, appointed to complete his predecessor’s unexpired term, sworn in on July 9, 2020, and began hearing cases on July 13, 2020. Sources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
The official Monongalia County Clerk’s May 14, 2024 primary results report 12,553 votes for Ron Bane in Magistrate Division 1. Bane’s published biography describes the result as his re-election. Sources: Official 2024 primary election results — Magistrate Division 1, About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
Before taking the bench, Bane’s published account lists him as the WVU Mountainlair’s Night Operations Manager and reports more than two decades of management work with WVU Hospitals across materials management, safety, laboratory outreach and hospital operations. Sources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
In the same self-reported account, Bane lists a B.A. in political science from WVU, an M.S. in safety engineering from WVU, an MBA in health-care administration/management from WVU, and a Ph.D. in safety engineering from Kennedy Western University. Sources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
Bane’s published biography also reports 16 years on Morgantown City Council, including service as deputy mayor, and board service with the Morgantown Utility Board and Mountain Line Transit Authority. Sources: About Ronald L. Bane Jr.
In a 2023 report on efforts to add magistrates, WV MetroNews described a caseload study by Bane showing that four Monongalia magistrates handled 6,500 cases in 2021 and 6,700 in 2022. The report placed that data in the broader local advocacy for additional magistrates. Sources: The path to six magistrates in Monongalia County is presented
