Misdemeanors, felonies, and DUI charges in Wellsburg and Brooke County, West Virginia.
Wellsburg is the seat of Brooke County. The Brooke County Judicial Center on Main Street houses the county’s circuit court, magistrate court, family court, prosecutor’s office, and probation office, so nearly every Brooke County criminal case runs through this one building from the first appearance to sentencing.
State charges from anywhere in Brooke County, including Follansbee, Beech Bottom, Bethany, Windsor Heights, and the Brooke County side of Weirton, are filed in Brooke County Magistrate Court, where two magistrates sit. Felonies move to the Brooke County Circuit Court, part of the First Judicial Circuit with Hancock and Ohio counties. City ordinance violations written by Wellsburg police are heard in Wellsburg Municipal Court.
In Wellsburg, the courtroom, the prosecutor, and the probation office are down the hall from each other. That keeps the process local, but it also means the same people see a case at every stage, and how the first appearance and early hearings go tends to carry forward.
People arrested in Brooke County who cannot post bond right away are generally held at the Northern Regional Jail in Moundsville, well south of Wellsburg. Bond conditions set by the magistrate apply for the life of the case. Misdemeanor vs. felony in West Virginia.
Brooke County shares a juvenile drug court with Hancock County and is part of the adult drug court program with Hancock and Ohio counties, which includes a veterans track. Drug charges. Juvenile defense.
In the Brooke County Judicial Center at 620 Main Street. State charges start in magistrate court, felonies move to circuit court in the same building, and city ordinance violations go to Wellsburg Municipal Court.
Suite 106 of the Brooke County Judicial Center, 620 Main Street, Wellsburg. The office can be reached at (304) 527-4220.
Brooke County is part of the adult drug court program with Hancock and Ohio counties, and it shares a juvenile drug court with Hancock County.
Both of our attorneys were raised in the Northern Panhandle and appear regularly in its courts. We offer phone and video consultations for clients who would rather not make the drive to Weirton.
This page provides general information about West Virginia law and local courts and is not legal advice. Court locations and procedures can change; check your citation or court paperwork for the controlling details, and consult a licensed attorney about your situation.
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