Newly appointed Monongalia County Magistrate Judge J. Timothy Pocius, along with his new assistant Heather Field, was sworn in Friday morning by Chief Circuit Court Judge Perri […]
Tag: Monongalia County Magistrate Court
Additional magistrates to help with current heavy caseload
It has been more than two decades since Monongalia County has had five magistrate court judges, but thanks to a comprehensive court bill, HB 3332, passed by […]
Arson case moves forward to circuit court
The court case for a Morgantown man accused of first-degree arson in relation to a Nov. 28 fire at a Grant Avenue apartment will move forward to […]
Hearing waived for man accused of Walnut Street murder
A preliminary hearing held Monday afternoon for the suspect in a fatal Sept. 18 shooting downtown was waived in exchange for early discovery from prosecution. Eric Alastaire […]
Hunt waives preliminary hearing, requests bond reduction
Brittany Nichole Hunt, 27, of Westover, the woman accused of putting her newborn baby inside a backpack and then putting the backpack inside a crawl space in […]
Gaujot unavailable to comment on admonishment
An investigation into allegations against Monongalia County Magistrate Judge Phillip T. Gaujot, conducted by the Judicial Investigation Commission (JIC) of West Virginia, found probable cause that the […]
Magistrate releases quarterly caseload details
MORGANTOWN — Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of Magistrate Ron Bane’s first day on the job, he released the 2021 quarterly court card — a report showing caseload […]
State supreme court releases annual caseload report
It shouldn’t be a surprise that the number of cases filed in Monongalia County magistrate and circuit courts in 2020 was lower than in 2019. The Supreme […]
Magistrate releases quarterly data on caseload
MORGANTOWN — Magistrate Ron Bane has held 715 hearings in the first three months of 2021. That’s according to his “quarterly court card,” which was released Friday […]
Berkeley County Man accused of sexually abusing relative
MORGANTOWN — A 44-year-old man from Berkeley County man is charged with sexually abusing a relative in the time frame of 2002-2004. Jason M. Shriver, of Hedgesville, […]
