Richard D. Stephens
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Family Court Judge · Falling Waters
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Circuit Court Judge, 27th Judicial Circuit
Division 4, Unexpired term
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- Term
- 8 years
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- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: Circuit courts are West Virginia's general trial courts: they hear felonies, larger civil cases and appeals from magistrate and municipal courts.
Seat vacated by the retirement of Judge R. Steven Redding; Gov. Patrick Morrisey appointed Joseph R. Kinser on August 24, 2026, and the Judiciary's Berkeley County page lists him as a circuit judge. The 27th Circuit is Berkeley and Morgan counties; both vote.
Joe Kinser
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Circuit Court Judge (appointed) · Martinsburg
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