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# Ryan Bruffy

West Virginia Magistrate Court, Webster County · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Webster 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.

## 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/webster_county)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/webster_county)
- [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/webster_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 Webster County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/webster_county)

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## Biography

### 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.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7bfc4ba5831cb3f30a5d65ca) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/wv-trial-court-rules-contents). Collected 2026-07-27.