PRINCETON, W.Va. – Former Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Adam B. Wolfe has been sworn in as a judge in the Twelfth Family Court Circuit that includes Mercer and McDowell counties.
Wolfe won the seat in the May Primary but Gov. Jim Justice appointed him to the bench on Aug. 14 to fill the remainder of the term of his predecessor, who resigned July 12. That term will end on Dec. 31 so Wolfe’s eight-year term will officially start on Jan. 1, 2025.
Mercer County Circuit Court Judge Mark Wills delivered the oath of office to Wolfe on Wednesday,
A public investiture ceremony for Wolfe will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24 in the courtroom of Circuit Court Judge Ryan Flanigan.
Wolfe grew up in Philippi and has a 2003 bachelor’s degree in social work from Concord University and a 2013 law degree from the Appalachian School of Law.
He has practiced law in Southern West Virginia, most recently at the Public Defender Corp. for the Ninth Judicial Circuit. He also practiced consumer law at Mountain State Justice, where he helped West Virginia residents retain their family homes.
During his service as an assistant prosecuting attorney, he focused on prosecuting felony crimes committed against children.
Wolfe also operated his own law firm and served as a circuit court law clerk for Justice Hutchison when Justice Hutchison was a circuit judge in Raleigh County.
Wolfe is a past president and served on the board of the Concord University Alumni Association and he received the Concord University Alumni Association’s Young Alumnus Award in 2014.
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