Eric Shuck | |
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Judge of the 13th Family Court Circuit of West Virginia | |
Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Bruce Lazenby |
Personal details | |
Born | 1976 (age 48–49) Beckley,West Virginia,U.S. |
Education | Mountain State University,West Virginia University College of Law (JD) |
Eric Shuck (born 1976) is a judge of the West Virginia Family Courts for the 13th Family Court Circuit,serving Raleigh,Summers,and Wyoming counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1]
Shuck was born in Beckley,West Virginia,but raised in Raleigh and Summers counties. Shuck has a bachelor's degree in legal studies from the College of West Virginia (formerly Mountain State University) and a Juris Doctor degree from West Virginia University College of Law.[ citation needed ]
Before his election in 2016,Shuck was a member of the Raleigh County Public Defender's Office since 2002. [1] He worked as a paralegal. Shuck was elected in the general election on May 10,2016,defeating then-sitting family court judge Bruce Lazenby in the election. [2] [3]
Shuck was investigated and admonished by the West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission for the same misconduct as disgraced judge Louise Goldston of the 13th Family court circuit. [4] The complaint filed against each details the controversy of their conduct in entering individuals homes without search warrants and conducting warrantless searches. [4] Most notably,Goldston entered the home of Matt Gibson,during a court proceeding regarding Gibson's divorce,and unlawfully searched it. Gibson filed a lawsuit against Goldston,alleging the misconduct and unlawful search as a violation of the West Virginia and United States constitutions. [5] Goldston retired from the bench in early 2023. [6]