Circuit Judge

Wayne County Courthouse

Western Gate to the Mountain State

Circuit Judges

Family: Parents: Fred “Dude” Pratt, Jr. and Vangie Pratt, Married to Barbara (Lycan) Pratt since 1973; Children: Evan Elizabeth Pratt (age 22) Graduate West Virginia Wesleyan College; Austin Harrison Pratt (age 19) Bluefield State College Sophomore

Education: Graduated Thompson Elementary School (Mill Creek) 1965; Graduated Fort Gay High School 1971; Graduated Marshall University (BA Education) 1975; Graduated WVU College of Law (JD) 1981; WV Judicial Association, Mandatory Continuing Judicial Educ. (12 hours/year)

Experience: Cabot Oil and Gas, Summer Laborer 1971-1975;
Buffalo High School, Teacher 1975-1978; US Dept. of Labor, Benefits Review Bd., Summer Intern 1979; Wayne Co. Prosecuting Attorney, Summer Intern 1980; Private Practice of Law 1981-1993;
Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney 1985-1997; Wayne County Circuit Judge 1997-Present

Community Service: Former Board of Directors Southwestern Community Action Council ; Former Charter Member Wayne Jaycees; Former Past President and Board Member Stepping Stones, Inc.; (2002 Recipient “Gene Spencer Footsteps Worth Following” Award); Former Past President and Current Board Member Green Acres Regional Center; Former Past President and Current Board Member Wayne Co. Comm. Services; Former Officer & Member Prichard Elem. PTO and LSIC and Spring Valley High School Athletic Boosters; Former Officer, Board Member and Coach Buffalo Youth Basketball, Buffalo Cal Ripken Baseball, and Buffalo-Lavalette Little League Baseball; Volunteer Laborer for home improvement and weatherization programs for Family Resource Network and United Methodist Organization Kentucky Colonel