--- title: "Sabrina Deskins | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sabrina-deskins-wv-circuit-logan" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Sabrina Deskins West Virginia Circuit Court, Logan County · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Circuit Court, Logan County - State: West Virginia - Role: Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ## 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/family-judges/sabrinaDeskins) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/sabrinaDeskins) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/sabrinaDeskins) - [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 Logan County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/logan_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary Mingo County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/mingo_county) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Sabrina_Deskins) - [www.linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-deskins-3124b899) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sabrina-deskins-wv-circuit-logan", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sabrina-deskins-wv-circuit-logan", "name": "Sabrina Deskins | KnowJudges", "description": "Sabrina Deskins, West Virginia Circuit Court, Logan County. 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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.