--- title: "Tonya Rachelle Rogers | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tonya-rachelle-rogers-wv-magistrate-monongalia" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Tonya Rachelle Rogers West Virginia Magistrate Court, Monongalia County · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: West Virginia Magistrate Court, Monongalia 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 - Rogers has experience in the West Virginia judicial system, including serving as a Deputy Court Clerk at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals from March 2022 to the present. - The incumbent Monongalia County Magisterial Judge for Division 6 in West Virginia, serving until May 14, 2028 - Deputy court clerk, WV Supreme Court of Appeals, beginning March 2022 - Listed among the magistrates at the Monongalia County Justice Center, 75 High Street, Suite 25, Morgantown, WV ### Education - Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia University (2005–2009) and graduated from Morgantown High School in 1994. ### Additional information - She was re‐elected in the 2024 West Virginia primary election for the Division 6 Magisterial Judge position, a nonpartisan role serving a four‐year term through 2028. - Morgantown High School, 1991–1994. - Rogers presides over the Magistrate Court in Monongalia County - handling a range of cases including traffic, criminal, and civil matters within her district. - The profile still marks this employment Present, so its endpoint may be stale. - The position is part of the county’s magisterial district system, which provides local judicial services. - Her direct header identifies her magistrate candidacy in District 6, providing the identity bridge. ## 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/monongalia_county) - [Official roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/monongalia_county) - [West Virginia Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/monongalia_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 Monongalia County directory](https://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/monongalia_county) - [www.linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonya-rogers-07aaa954) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/tonya-rachelle-rogers) - [www.courtswv.gov](https://www.courtswv.gov/node/32715) - [goodparty.org](https://goodparty.org/people/tonya-rogers-829df5f8) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tonya-rachelle-rogers-wv-magistrate-monongalia", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tonya-rachelle-rogers-wv-magistrate-monongalia", "name": "Tonya Rachelle Rogers | KnowJudges", "description": "Tonya Rachelle Rogers, West Virginia Magistrate Court, Monongalia 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.