Ron Wilson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Chatsworth Municipal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Ron Wilson
Judge · Chatsworth Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- In 2024, Wilson announced he would seek re‐election for a sixth full term, facing Brooke County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Barki III in the May 14 primary
- Ronald E. Wilson is a long‐time judge of the 1st Judicial Circuit in West Virginia, serving cases in Hancock, Brooke, and Ohio counties
Education
Additional information
- He was appointed to the bench in 1981 by Governor Jay Rockefeller and has been re‐elected to five eight‐year terms, with his 43rd year on the bench in 2024
- Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Award for Judicial Excellence (2023)
- Judge of the Year by the West Virginia Association for Justice (2013)
- He has also served as a West Virginia Bar Association Fellow, chaired committees that revised judicial canons and updated the state’s Rules of Evidence
- Member of the West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows program
- Faculty member for Harvard University’s Continuing Education Department, teaching asbestos law
- Recognition for his contributions to justice, community service, and legal education
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Chatsworth Municipal Court
Municipal Court proceedings, including expressly stated civil/criminal limitations. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
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