--- title: "Samuel D. Parsons | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/samuel-d-parsons-wv-magistrate-fayette" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Samuel D. Parsons West Virginia Magistrate Court, Fayette County · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Fayette 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. ## Biography ### Professional career - Fayette County Magistrate Judge in West Virginia, serving Division 3 of the Magistrate Court since his 2012 election and re‐election in 2016 - His office is associated with the magistrate clerk’s address and phone line (304‐574‐4283) ### Education ### Additional information - It lists magistrate candidacies in 2020 and 2024. - Re‐elected: May 10, 2016, defeating Randy Prince with 72.36% of the vote - His judicial career began with his 2012 election to the magistrate court. - Directly records prior service as Fayetteville police chief and a Fayetteville high-school diploma in 1993. - As a magistrate, he presides over local trial court matters, including criminal, civil, and family cases within his division. - Parsons previously held the role of Police Chief of the Fayetteville Police Department and holds a high school diploma from Fayetteville. - Listed by the West Virginia Judiciary as a magistrate for the Fayette County Magistrate Court, with the court’s address at 100 Church Street, Suite 3, Fayetteville, WV 25840. - Samuel D. Parsons, also listed as Sam Parsons, is a Fayette County Division 3 magistrate. ## 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/fayette_county) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/fayette_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/fayette_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 Fayette County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/fayette_county) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/sam-parsons) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Samuel_Parsons_%28Fayette_County_judge,_West_Virginia%29) - [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/node/32629) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/samuel-d-parsons-wv-magistrate-fayette", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/samuel-d-parsons-wv-magistrate-fayette", "name": "Samuel D. 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