Judge Sean K. “Corky” Hammers started work as a judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Cabell County) on January 2, 2024. 

Governor Jim Justice appointed Judge Hammers to the bench to replace Judge Christopher Chiles, who retired October 31, 2023. 

Judge Hammers is a graduate of Barboursville High School (1986) and has a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from Marshall University (1990). He has a law degree from Capital University Law School in Columbus (1993). He served as an assistant Cabell County prosecutor for 17 years before becoming Cabell County prosecutor in 2014, a position he held when he was appointed judge.

Judge Hammers lives in Barboursville with his wife, Beth, and two children.