Circuit Court Judge, 27th Judicial Circuit

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Term

8 years

Candidates

2

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.

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