Darl W. Poling

Darl W. Poling (born 1962) is a judge of the Raleigh County Circuit Court in West Virginia. Poling was appointed by Governor Jim Justice in 2019 to serve as a circuit judge on the Tenth Judicial District in Raleigh County following the appointment of Judge John A. Hutchison to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

Biography Poling was born in Beckley, West Virginia and is a lifelong resident of Beckley. He is a 1980 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School (Beckley, West Virginia) and a collegiate graduate West Virginia University, and the West Virginia University College of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree. He was also a public defender with the Public Defender Corporation of Raleigh County. Poling was sworn in as circuit judge by Judge H. L. Kirkpatrick on April 10, 2019.

Personal life Poling is married to Cindy Poling, who is a teacher with Raleigh County Schools for more than thirty years. They have one son, Sean.