Closures
Last updated: December 1 at 8:30 p.m.
The Chief Judge of a circuit has the authority to order an emergency closure of the courts in that circuit, including circuit courts, magistrate courts, circuit clerk’s offices, magistrate clerk’s offices, family courts, and probation offices. Any time off for court staff is not considered annual or sick leave. Magistrates are on a holiday/weekend schedule during the closure.
In some counties, although the courts are closed, other areas of the courthouses may remain open. In other counties, both courts and entire courthouses are closed. For information on county offices not covered by the judicial orders (which cover only the judicial offices listed above), contact that county commission.
| Court Status | ||
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| County | Status | Details |
| Barbour | Open | |
| Berkeley | Open | |
| Boone | Closed | All Boone County courts will close at 4 p.m. as of November 16, and remain closed indefinitely due to the spread of COVID in the county. Magistrates will remain on call to handle emergency matters. Family Court and Circuit Court judges will hold proceedings by telephone or using virtual technology, unless the presiding judge determines there is an emergency that warrants an in-person hearing. The Circuit Clerk's Office will be open by appointment only. Order |
| Braxton | Open | |
| Brooke | Open | |
| Cabell | Open |
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| Calhoun | Open | |
| Clay | Open | |
| Doddridge | Open | |
| Fayette | Open | |
| Gilmer | Open | |
| Grant | Open | |
| Greenbrier | Open | |
| Hampshire | Open |
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| Hancock | Open | |
| Hardy | Open |
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| Harrison | Open | |
| Jackson | Open | |
| Jefferson | Open | |
| Kanawha | Open | |
| Lewis | Open | |
| Lincoln | Closed | All courts in Lincoln County are closing until further notice. Offices are available by phone and emergency hearings will continue to be held. - Order |
| Logan | Open | |
| Marion | Open | |
| Marshall | Open | |
| Mason | Open | |
| McDowell | Open | |
| Mercer | Open | |
| Mineral | Open | |
| Mingo | Open | |
| Monongalia | Open | |
| Monroe | Open |
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| Morgan | Open |
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| Nicholas | Open | |
| Ohio | Open |
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| Pendleton | Open |
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| Pleasants | Open | |
| Pocahontas | Open | |
| Preston | Open | |
| Putnam | Open | |
| Raleigh | Open | |
| Randolph | Open | |
| Ritchie | Open | |
| Roane | Open | |
| Summers | Open | |
| Taylor | Open | |
| Tucker | Open | |
| Tyler | Closed | All Tyler County Courts will be closed Wednesday, December 2, due to a planned power outage. |
| Upshur | Open | |
| Wayne | Open | |
| Webster | Open | |
| Wetzel | Open | |
| Wirt | Open | |
| Wood | Open | |
| Wyoming | Open | |
