Judge C. Richard “Rich” Wilson was appointed to the Second Judicial Circuit (Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel Counties) and began work on March 13, 2023. He was elected in 2024.

Judge Wilson is a lifelong resident of Marshall County who has a bachelor’s degree (1988) and law degree (1991) from West Virginia University. In his 30-year legal career, he was in private practice and served as a Marshall County Assistant Prosecutor, a Fiduciary Commissioner, and a Mental Hygiene Commissioner.

He and his wife, Jill, live in Moundsville and have four children and six grandchildren.