Ryan Bruffy

Professional career

• The Magistrate Judge for Division 1 of the Webster County Magistrate Court in Webster Springs, West Virginia, serving since his 2016 election victory
• Qualifications: Must be a West Virginia citizen for at least five years, a resident of the circuit, at least 30 years old, and have at least five years of legal practice

Education

Additional information

• Elected: May 10, 2016, in a nonpartisan general election.
• Bruffy’s career includes legal work and judicial service in West Virginia, with a focus on local trial court matters.
• One of two magistrates in the county, alongside Danny J. Davis.
• Defeated: Incumbent John Stone and Daniel Lehman.
• Bruffy’s role is nonpartisan, and magistrates are elected locally to serve the community’s judicial needs.
• Ryan Bruffy presides over cases in the Webster County Magistrate Court, which handles certain civil and criminal matters at the trial level, including small claims, drug court, and other designated local cases.