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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]
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
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 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is the state supreme court. There is an Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia which only hears civil and administrative appeals. Criminal appeals go directly from the Circuit Court to the Supreme Court. By tradition, the position of "Chief Justice" rotates yearly.
He represented the 15th district, which covers parts of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. He is a justice-elect of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, having been elected for a 12 year term beginning on January 1, 2025 in the
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. American judge and politician (born 1960) This article is about the U.S. politician. For other uses, see Evan Jenkins (disambiguation). Evan Jenkins Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals In office January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021 Preceded by Tim Armstead ...
On April 6, 2022, Bunn was appointed by Governor Jim Justice to succeed Evan Jenkins as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. [5] [6] [7] and took office on April 27, 2022. [3] She was sworn into office on May 12, 2022, [8] making her the youngest woman to serve on the court. [1]
In the United States, a state supreme court (known by other names in some states) is the highest court in the state judiciary of a U.S. state.On matters of state law, the judgment of a state supreme court is considered final and binding in both state and federal courts.