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In West Virginia, magistrate courts are non-lawyer small claims and petty crime courts, established to replace the justice of the peace system in 1976. There are at least two magistrates in every county, and ten in the largest county, Kanawha . [ 1 ]
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 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]
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judicial and executive powers.
After attaining independence from Virginia in 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the goal of placing authority in the hands of local governments. However, township government proved impractical across the heavily rural state, with citizens unable to meet on a regular basis, and inadequate tax revenue to meet ...
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]
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (in case citations, S.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]
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "West Virginia state courts" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.