West Virginia Judiciary

Juvenile Drug Court - Information & Contacts



Resources/Contacts

National Drug Court Institute

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Contacts of current operating Juvenile Drug Courts (JDC)

Berkeley/Jefferson/Morgan County - Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit
Established: 2018
JDC Probation Officer: Airaka Riner
PHONE: 304-264-1969
EMAIL: Airaka.Riner@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Bridget M. Cohee, Circuit Court Judge (Berkeley)

JDC Judge: Debra McLaughlin, Circuit Court Judge (Jefferson)

JDC Judge (backup): Richard Stephens, Family Court Judge

Boone/Lincoln County - Twenty-Fifth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2010
JDC Probation Officer: Michelle Epling
PHONE: 304-369-7373 (Boone) or 304-824-7919 ext. 234 (Lincoln)
EMAIL: Michelle.Epling@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge (Boone): Stacy Norwicki-Eldridge, Circuit Court Judge

JDC Judge (Lincoln): Ron Salmons, Family Court Judge

Brooke/Hancock County - First Judicial Circuit
Established: 2010
JDC Probation Officer: Jodie Mankowski
PHONE: 304-748-1608
EMAIL: Jodie.Mankowski@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Jason Cuomo, Circuit Judge

Cabell County - Sixth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2018
JDC Probation Officer: Michelle Conner
PHONE: 304-526-9730
EMAIL: Michelle.Conner@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Jason Spears, Family Court Judge

Harrison County - Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2012
JDC Probation Officer: Sherri Staten
PHONE: 304-624-8698
EMAIL: Sherri.Staten@courtwv.gov

JDC Judge: Peter Conley, Family Court Judge

Kanawha County - Thirteen Judicial Circuit
Established: 2012
JDC Probation Officer: Meredith Rardin
PHONE: 304-357-0520
EMAIL: Meredith.Rardin@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Joanna Tabit, Circuit Court Judge

JDC Judge (backup): Robert Montgomery, Family Court Judge

Logan County - Seventh Judicial Circuit
Established: 2009
JDC Probation Officer: Becky Bias
PHONE: 304-792-1168
EMAIL: Rebekah.Bias@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Kelly Codispoti, Circuit Court Judge

McDowell County - Eighth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2012
JDC Probation Officer: Laura Trent
PHONE: 304-436-8518
EMAIL: Laura.Trent@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Lisa Clark, Family Court Judge


Marion County - Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2019
JDC Probation Officer: Danielle Cress
PHONE: 304-367-5464
EMAIL: Danielle.Cress@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Susan Riffle, Family Court Judge

Mercer County - Ninth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2009
JDC Probation Officer: Amanda Comer
PHONE: 304-431-8336
EMAIL: Amanda.Comer@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Mark Wills, Circuit Court Judge

Monongalia County - Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2010
JDC Probation Officer: Lucy Moats
PHONE: 304-291-7217
EMAIL: Lucinda.Moats@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Perri DeChristopher, Circuit Judge

Ohio County - First Judicial Circuit

Established: 2014

JDC Probation Officer: Marta McElhoes
PHONE: 304-234-3743
EMAIL: Marta.McElhoes@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: David Sims, Circuit Judge

Putnam County - Twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2010
JDC Probation Officer: Dave Hill
PHONE: 304-586-0236
EMAIL: DavidL.Hill@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Phillip M. Stowers, Circuit Judge

Raleigh County - Tenth Judicial Circuit Established: 2014
JDC Probation Officer: Kristin Gannon
PHONE: 304-255-9133
EMAIL:Kristin.Gannon@courtswv.gov

ADC Judge: H.L. Kirkpatrick III, Circuit Judge

Randolph County - Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2010
JDC Probation Officer: Sherri Lopez
PHONE: 304-636-4363
EMAIL: Sherri.Hulver@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: David Wilmoth, Circuit Court Judge

Wayne County - Twenty-Fourth Judicial Circuit
Established: 2007
JDC Probation Officer: Daniel Phillips
PHONE: 304-272-5745
EMAIL:Daniel.Phillips@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: Sean Maynard, Family Court Judge

Wood and Wirt Counties - Fourth Judicial Circuit and Pleasants County
Established: 2010
JDC Probation Officer: Jessica Trippett
PHONE: 304-424-1711
EMAIL: Jessica.Trippett@courtswv.gov

JDC Judge: C. Darren Tallman, Family Court Judge