14th Judicial Circuit Court
The Honorable Judge Mike Asbury
Governor Jim Justice appointed Clay County attorney Michael W. Asbury, Jr., to the bench in the then-Fourteenth Judicial Circuit (Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, and Webster Counties) in August 2023. He was elected in May 2024 to an eight-year term that began January 1, 2025. Judge Asbury serves on the Legislative, Education, and Re-Alignment Committees of the West Virginia Judicial Association.Judge Asbury is a native of Clay County. He is a 1993 graduate of Clay County High School, a 2002 graduate of West Virginia State University, and a 2005 graduate of West Virginia University College of Law. Before his appointment, he owned his own law practice in Clay County and served clients throughout central West Virginia.He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Carrie Asbury, since 1995, and they have four children and six grandchildren. The couple actively serve in Fairview Baptist Temple in Clay, and Judge Asbury is an outdoor enthusiast.
The Honorable Judge Jasmine Morton
Judge Jasmine R.H. Morton was elected to the bench in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (Braxton, Clay, Gilmer and Webster Counties) and took office on January 1, 2025. A native of Webster Springs, she received a bachelor’s degree in political science and criminal justice from West Virginia Wesleyan College (2007) and a law degree from West Virginia University College of Law (2010). From 2010 to 2013, she was a law clerk for Circuit Judge Jack Alsop (Braxton, Clay, Gilmer and Webster Counties). She was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Braxton County (2013-2016) and she practiced law at Bailey, Javins and Carter, LLC (2016-2017). She was the appointed and then elected Prosecuting Attorney for Braxton County (2017-2023) and was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Nicholas County (2023-2024). Judge Morton was named the Young Lawyer of the Year by the West Virginia State Bar in 2013 and served as Chairman of the Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar in 2016. She also was a member of the Investigative Panel of the Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Council from 2017-2023. She is a member of the Landmark Studio of the Arts and is active in Gassaway United Methodist Church and Clay Royalty Cheer Athletics. She is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Nicholas County Public Defender Services. She and her husband, West Virginia State Police Sergeant Logan Mohr, have one daughter.