Sabrina Deskins at a glance
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Sabrina Deskins
Circuit Judge · West Virginia Circuit Court, Logan County
Biography
Professional career
- Prior roles: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Logan County, WV (2002–2014) City Attorney, West Logan, WV Family court mediator for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Guardian ad litem for Family Courts in Logan, Mingo, and Lincoln counties
- Identified by the official judiciary page as a judge in the Eleventh Circuit covering Logan and Mingo counties
Education
- Her historical Marshall University BA (1998), Appalachian School of Law JD (2002), and prior work as a Logan County assistant prosecuting attorney.
- B.A. in Criminal Justice & Corrections — Marshall University, 1998
Additional information
- Re‐elected: Won the 2016 general election for the 8th Family Circuit seat
- Governor Earl Ray Tomblin appointed her to the Eighth Family Court Circuit on September 17, 2014; she won reelection on May 10, 2016, defeating Tonya Hatfield with 56.69% of the vote.
- Appointed: 2014 by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to the 8th Family Court Circuit in Mingo County
- Judge of the West Virginia 11th Judicial Circuit Court, serving Mingo and Logan counties, and previously presided over the 8th Family Court Circuit in Mingo County.
- Office: Mingo County Courthouse, 78 East Second Avenue, Room 228, Williamson, WV 25661
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Camera And Audio Equipment
Statewide
West Virginia Trial Court Rule 8 makes courtroom camera and audio equipment subject to the presiding circuit judge's or magistrate's permission.
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 ↗
Advance Media Request Timing
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings
West Virginia Circuit Court, Logan County; West Virginia Circuit Court, Mingo County
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-27Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster ↗West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rule 8: Media Coverage of Court Proceedings ↗West Virginia Judiciary Logan County directory
Identity/Contact/Assignment source · HTML · Source checked October 4, 2026
View West Virginia Judiciary Logan County directory ↗West Virginia Judiciary Mingo County directory
Identity/Contact/Assignment source · HTML · Source checked October 4, 2026
View West Virginia Judiciary Mingo County directory ↗