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The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of the state of West Virginia, the highest of West Virginia's state courts.The court sits primarily at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, although from 1873 to 1915, it was also required by state law to hold sessions in Charles Town in the state's Eastern Panhandle. [1]
West Virginia's Judiciary includes a Business Court Division. [3] The Business Court Division (BCD) was created by the Supreme Court of Appeals adoption of Trial Court Rule 29 in September 2012, and the BCD formally opened in October 2012, with Judge Christopher C. Wilkes as the first BCD chair. [4]
Courts of West Virginia include: State courts of West Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia [1] Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia (Effective July 1, 2022) [2] West Virginia Circuit Courts (31 judicial circuits) [1] West Virginia Family Courts [1] West Virginia Magistrate Courts [1] West Virginia Municipal Courts [1]
The court has no original jurisdiction and no criminal jurisdiction. [1] In matters involving a question of fundamental public importance, or cases in which time is of the essence, either party may petition that the court be bypassed and the case heard by the Supreme Court of Appeals. [2]
Sometimes, the appellate court finds a defect in the procedure the parties used in filing the appeal and dismisses the appeal without considering its merits, which has the same effect as affirming the judgment below. (This would happen, for example, if the appellant waited too long, under the appellate court's rules, to file the appeal.)
Year Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 1873: Moore: Paull: Hoffmann: A.F. Haymond: 1874 1875 Dec. 24: Green 1876 Jun. 13: Edmiston 1877: Johnson 1878 1879 1880 1881
Thomas Edward McHugh (March 26, 1936 – January 14, 2025) was an American jurist who served on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. [1] In 1980 and 1992, McHugh was elected as a Democrat to full, twelve-year terms on the Court.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (in case citations, N.D. W. Va.) is a federal court in the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The District was established on June 22, 1901. [1]