Judge Jeffrey Roth was appointed to the bench in the Twenty-Fifth Family Court Circuit (Grant, Hardy, and Pendleton Counties) in April 2017. He was elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2024.

Judge Roth was born and raised in Grant County and is a 1986 graduate of Petersburg High School. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from West Virginia University in 1990 and a law degree from Western Michigan Thomas C. Cooley School of Law in 1994.

Upon graduating from law school, Judge Roth began his career with Walters and Krauskopf in Moorefield. In 2001, he formed Roth Legal Services in Petersburg and practiced solo until 2013. During this time, he engaged in extensive work in civil, criminal, and domestic law, as well as real estate and estate planning. In 2012, he began serving as Assistant Prosecutor of Grant County and, in 2012, was elected Prosecutor for Grant County.

Judge Roth is a member of the Oak Dale Presbyterian Chapel where he has served as elder and deacon and is a trustee. He served on the Grant Memorial Hospital Board of Directors for 12 years. He also coached little league basketball and soccer for 10 years. He is a member of the Petersburg Masonic Lodge.

Judge Roth is married to Kim (Hiser) Roth. They have three children, one granddaughter, and one grandson.