Circuit Court
Wood County is part of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, which also includes Wirt County. The county seat is Parkersburg.
Judge John D. Beane
Wood County Judicial Building
2 Government Square, Room 421
Parkersburg, WV 26101-5353
304-424-1756
Fax: 304-424-1846
Judge Robert A. Waters
Wood County Judicial Building
2 Government Square, Room 321
Parkersburg, WV 26101-5353
304-424-1746
Fax: 304-424-1747
Judge Jason Wharton
Wood County Judicial Building
2 Government Square, Room 221
Parkersburg, WV 26101-5353
304-424-1721
Fax: 304-424-1726
Celeste Ridgway, Clerk
Wood County Judicial Building
2 Government Square, Room 131
Parkersburg, WV 26101-5353
304-424-1700
Fax: 304-424-1804
Family Court
Wood County is part of the Third Family Court Circuit, which also includes Pleasants County.
Judge Debra Steed
(Wood County)
313 Market Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101
304-420-4880
Fax: 304-420-4887
Fax: 800-550-8069
Judge C. Darren Tallman
Donald F. Black Courthouse Annex
315 Market Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101
304-420-4876
Fax: 304-420-4887
Magistrate Court
Magistrate Joe A. Kuhl
(address and fax number same as Magistrate Clerk)
304-422-4258
Magistrate Brenda K. Marshall
(address and fax number same as Magistrate Clerk)
304-422-4250
Magistrate Jody Purkey
(address and fax number same as Magistrate Clerk)
304-422-3822
Magistrate Robin Waters
(address and fax number same as Magistrate Clerk)
304-422-0831
Paulina Yearego Clerk
401 Second Street, Suite 12
Parkersburg, WV 26101
304-422-3444
Fax: 304-422-7871
Probation
Michelle Buckley, Chief, Adult
Adult Probation Office
Wood County Judicial Building
Room 235
2 Government Square
Parkersburg, WV 26101-5353
304-424-1731
Fax: 304-424-1736
Larry D. Johnson, Jr., Chief, Juvenile
Juvenile Probation Office
Wood County Judicial Building
Room 436
2 Government Square
Parkersburg, WV 26101-5353
304-424-1711
Fax: 304-424-1715