Judge Robert M. Ilderton received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from West Virginia State University in 1997 and a law degree from Capital University Law School in 2003.

He was sworn in as a judge in the Ninth Family Court Circuit (Logan County) on September 16, 2022, after being appointed by Governor Jim Justice to replace a judge who was appointed to the circuit bench in Logan County. Judge Ilderton was elected to an eight-year term in 2024.

Judge Ilderton is a lifelong resident of Logan County who had 19 years of legal experience at the time of his appointment.

After law school, he was a law clerk to former Seventh Judicial Circuit (Logan County) Judge Eric O’Briant. He then served as a Logan County assistant prosecuting attorney (2004-2009) and as a partner at the law firm of Abraham & Ilderton, PLLC (2009-2017). He maintained a private practice, Ilderton Law, PLLC, in Logan County from 2017 until his appointment to the bench.

He is married, has three children, and is a youth sports coach.