How the Marshall County Court Calendar Works
Marshall County offers no single date-only portal covering every court. For a Magistrate case, the setting appears inside the Magistrate Case Record Search result. A Circuit Court hearing may surface in WVPASS case details. It may also appear in a notice of hearing or an order. Municipal dates come from the city court named on the citation. Federal calendars sit entirely apart from all of these.
The calendar follows the case, not where the matter started. A traffic citation filed in Magistrate Court stays on the magistrate event schedule. A Glen Dale code citation remains with Glen Dale Municipal Court. Someone must appeal it to move the case. A missing state-portal result is not proof that no municipal setting exists.
Marshall Case Event Schedule Fields
The official Magistrate case detail lists settings in a CASE EVENT SCHEDULE. Each row carries a record number, event type, date and time, room, location, judge, and reason closed. Remember what that covers: one event, not the outcome of the whole case.
| Field | Use |
|---|---|
| Event type | Shows pretrial, suppression, bond, trial, or another setting. |
| Date and time | States when the event is set. |
| Room and location | Directs the person to the assigned place. |
| Judge | Names the judicial officer for that event. |
| Reason closed | May show that an event was held, continued, or closed. |
Check the row against later docket entries. The newest active setting usually controls, though a notice from the court or word from the clerk beats both when the history gets murky.
Marshall County Court Date Lookups
Gather a citation, summons, notice, exact party name, or case number before searching. The West Virginia court-record access page routes you to WVPASS for Circuit Court and MCRSearch for Magistrate Court.
- Identify Circuit, Magistrate, Family, or municipal court from the paper received.
- Use WVPASS for a public Circuit case or MCRSearch for a Magistrate case.
- Open the result and read the newest event, notice, or order.
- Match the event type, date, time, room, location, and judge.
- Call or visit the responsible clerk when a setting moved or is missing.
Call the Magistrate Clerk at 304-221-2701 or 304-845-4811, or visit 511 Sixth Street in Moundsville. Circuit settings? Try 304-845-2130 or Room 127 at 600 Seventh Street. Mailed notices and your attorney also confirm dates. Marshall County publishes no daily printed countywide calendar, so ask the specific court whether it posts a courtroom docket call.
Newest Marshall County Active Setting
Old settings often stay visible after a continuance. Read the event history newest to oldest, and separate a pending date from a closed event. "Hearing Continued" only means the hearing was postponed. Hunt for a later date or a fresh notice. "Hearing/Event Closed" describes that single row; it does not necessarily dispose of the case.
Key check: A newer notice, order, or clerk confirmation controls over an older event date that remains in the history.
If WVPASS shows an order setting a hearing, read the document itself, not just the case-detail line. Browsing is free with registration. Document access costs $0.25 per page, and the download is not a certified copy.
Court Settings: What Each Field Means
A setting line tells you where and when one event is planned. Read it beside case status and docket entries. "Pre-Trial Hearing" is a preparation or status event. "Suppression Hearing" deals with a request about evidence. A bond hearing covers release terms, never the final merits.
| Date | The scheduled day, subject to a later order. |
|---|---|
| Time | The stated start time or docket call. |
| Courtroom | The room and location shown for the event. |
| Judge | The judicial officer assigned to the setting. |
| Setting Type | The purpose, such as pretrial, suppression, bond, jury trial, or hearing. |
Never infer a result from the event name. "Hearing Held" just reports that the event took place. A disposition or signed order is what states the court's decision.
Marshall County Setting Terms
Portal labels stay short because they sit inside a case record. Their plain meanings separate schedule changes from outcomes.
- Notice of hearing
- A filed notice of a planned appearance, not proof it occurred.
- Continuance
- A postponement to another date.
- Hearing held
- An event marked completed; read the order for its result.
- Event closed
- An event row closed for administrative purposes.
- Disposition
- The recorded outcome for a charge or case.
Magistrate codes can signal a change. MGNCH marks a notice, MGMCT a motion to continue, MGHCT a continued hearing, and MGHHD a hearing held. Trust the full description, not the code alone.
When a Marshall County Court Date Moves
A motion to continue can land on the docket before the court rules on it. The filing alone did not move your date. Stronger proof comes from a new notice or an order. A "Hearing Continued" entry or a later schedule row works as well. Hold the old date in mind until the court confirms a replacement.
Marshall County posts no countywide holiday, weather, or closure procedure. When a closure might touch your setting, watch for an official posted notice. Call the clerk as well. Glen Dale asks municipal defendants to seek a continuance at least 24 hours ahead. That city rule does not govern Circuit or Magistrate Court.
Glen Dale Court Schedule Pattern
Glen Dale Municipal Court publishes a local pattern. Criminal and traffic court meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m., except on recognized holidays, and the court sits at the Glen Dale City Building.
Treat that as orientation, not a substitute for a defendant-specific notice. The court assigns a date only after a request and mails notice afterward. That notice controls over the general calendar. Glen Dale also requires DUI defendants to appear.
Missed Settings and What Comes Next
Contact the court named on the notice right away. Give the clerk the case number, your full name, and the missed event date. Ask whether the docket shows a new setting, a failure-to-appear entry, a warrant or capias, a bond issue, or another required step. A payment portal cannot settle a date question.
Missed a Setting? A missed date can prompt a warrant, capias, fee, or bond action, depending on the court and case.
Call the clerk and contact the attorney in the case before taking further action.
Seek advice from a licensed lawyer before appearing on a missed Marshall County setting.
For a city citation, call that city court. Glen Dale uses 304-845-5511; Benwood lists 304-232-4320. Cameron routes questions through City Hall or police. State Magistrate cases belong to the Marshall County Magistrate Clerk.
Marshall County Calendar Access Limits
Some hearings simply never show up in a public search. That is often by design, not by error. West Virginia Code section 49-5-103 keeps juvenile records confidential. Family Court is a mixed bag. The orders and indices can be public while the pleadings stay limited. Sealed and expunged cases tend to drop out of view as well.
A blank result is not proof that no court date exists. Before giving up, try the other portal, a different spelling, or the case number itself. Ask whether the case is municipal. It may be older than the portal's coverage, still on paper, or restricted. The Marshall County docket search walks through the fuller name and number workflow.
Family Court matters call for patience. The Marshall County Circuit Clerk holds the pleadings and orders. But the public window is narrower here than in an ordinary civil case. A party or someone authorized should work through the clerk. Use the notice you received rather than expecting every filing to surface online. Hand over the case number. Then ask which date the clerk can confirm without opening confidential contents.