Judge Chris Glover was elected to the Twenty-Fourth Family Court Circuit (Berkeley and Jefferson Counties) in May 2024 and took office January 1, 2025.
Judge Glover earned two bachelor's degrees (both summa cum laude), a master's degree and law degree from West Virginia University. She earned a master's degree and completed her PhD work at Georgetown University.
She taught Spanish and French at the university and secondary level and was named Outstanding Georgetown University Professor by The Georgetown University Academy.
Judge Glover worked as the Managing Immigration Attorney for Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) Migration and Refugee Services. She focused on serving vulnerable populations, including victims of crimes (child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and human trafficking), asylum seekers, and unaccompanied minors.
While in private practice at Glover Law Firm PLLC, she served as a guardian ad litem for children and a West Virginia Supreme Court-approved family mediator. She volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate and a Rape and Domestic Violence Center counselor, providing direct supportive services and court advocacy to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Judge Glover served as president of the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association (2023-2024), as a fellow of the Maryland Pro Bono Resource Center (2023-2024), and as a family lawyer with the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
Judge Glover is admitted to practice in federal immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. She is also admitted to practice in Maryland.
Judge Glover coached varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball and officiated college basketball. She also serves as a basketball official through the West Virginia Secondary Schools Athletic Commission. She is the only female basketball official in the Eastern Panhandle Basketball Officials Association.
She lives with her two German Shepherds, Caley and Casey, in Falling Waters, West Virginia. Caley and Casey work as bilingual comfort dogs for vulnerable individuals and children.