MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday revamped a House bill to reallocate county magistrates. HB 2910, as it came from the House, intended to reallocate county magistrates, reducing the current number of 158 down to 149. It assigned two magistrates to each county, with ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Wednesday passed a Senate bill regarding vacant legislative seats, quibbled over a Senate bill up for amendment and OK'd Senate amendments to a few of its own bills – sending them to the governor. SB 591 is the vacancy bill. It stems from the Jan. ...
by Evan Jenkins As my year as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ends, I thank those who contributed to the state court system’s progress in 2021. I would also like to highlight the ways in which access and service were improved for all who are served by ...
by Jim Douglas The Intermediate Appeals Court is here. Whether the reader opposed it or agrees with the need for an IAC, it is a reality. SB 275 is now law, effective July 1, 2022. The new act calls for three justices serving the entire state through staggered 10-year terms. The ...
MORGANTOWN — State Supreme Court Chief Justice Evan Jenkins spoke with The Dominion Post last week about the new intermediate appeals court and rebuilding the court's reputation after the 2018 impeachment. Jenkins was visiting Morgantown on business. Jenkins started his political ...
Who’s suing who? That was the question the justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court had for the attorney representing the board of what still could be the Mountain State’s first charter school. Mark Sadd, who client is West Virginia Academy, asked the high court to overrule the ...