Judge Richard Witt was born and raised in Red House in Putnam County. He has a 1994 bachelor’s degree in political science from West Virginia State University and a 1997 law degree from West Virginia University College of Law.

He practiced law at Jack Hickok, Attorney at Law, approximately three years and was a sole practitioner approximately 14 years before being elected to the bench in the Twenty-Sixth Family Court Circuit (Putnam County) in 2014. He was re-elected in 2016 and 2024.

He has been an assistant baseball coach and raced all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles. At one time, he was ranked third in the nation. He also raced late model stock cars.

He is married to Sheryl Witt and has one son, two stepdaughters, and two step-grandsons. He and his wife live on their farm in Putnam County where they raise beef cattle. Judge Witt also enjoys hunting and shooting sports and regularly travels to Wyoming and Canada on hunting trips.