--- title: "Sarah E. Dixon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sarah-e-dixon-wv-family-cabell" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Sarah E. Dixon West Virginia Family Court, Cabell County · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Family Court, Cabell County - State: West Virginia - Role: Family Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge of the Sixth Family Court Circuit in Cabell County, West Virginia, appointed in 2024 and elected to an eight‐year term in 2025. - Earlier career experience includes family-law-focused private practice; opened her own office in January 2013; assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cabell County, beginning November 2014, focused on child abuse and neglect. ### Education - Bachelor's degree, Political Science, magna cum laude; minor in American Literature from Miami University of Ohio - B.A. in Political Science and minor in American Literature, magna cum laude, Miami University (Ohio) J.D., University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ### Additional information - Elected on May 14, 2024 to serve an eight‐year term beginning January 1, 2025. - Appointed to the bench on July 10, 2024 to fill the seat vacated by Judge Jason Spears. - Appointed to the Sixth Family Court Circuit and took office July 10, 2024 to finish the prior term. - Handled hundreds of adoptions. - Represented children and adults in divorce, custody, domestic violence, guardianship, and grandparents’ rights cases - Acted as adoption lawyer for hundreds of families - Earlier in her career, worked at Spurlock Law Office and Saad Dixon Law Offices - Later returned to private practice representing children and adults in family-court matters, including divorce, custody, domestic violence, guardianship and grandparents' rights. - She presides over family law cases in Cabell County, which includes Huntington and surrounding areas. - Born and raised: Huntington, West Virginia - Family: Granddaughter of the late Cabell County Magistrate Betty Wolford; daughter of Shawn and Cary Dixon, owners of Dixon Electrical Systems and Contracting, Inc. ## 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/sarahDixon) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/sarahDixon) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/family-judges/sarahDixon) - [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 Cabell County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/cabell_county) - [Judge Sarah E. 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