A Brief Note From the Administrative Director
You'll notice that your Amicus is filled with more information, columns, and reports than in the past. The increase is especially noticeable if you print your on-line copy of Amicus as I do.(Read More...)
A Message From the Chief
A Summit on Children
United by a resolve to protect children from abuse and neglect, leaders from 41 states attended "A Summit on Children: It’s Their Future – Ours Too!" in New York City in March 2007. I led the team from West Virginia, which included the Honorable Gary Johnson, Chief Judge of the 28th Judicial Circuit, Chairperson of the Court Improvement Program Oversight Board, president of the West Virginia Judicial Association and recipient of the Angels in Adoption™ award from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Also attending were Sue Hage, Program Manager for Regulatory Management of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, who has more than 30 years of institutional knowledge, and Nikki Tennis, Counsel for Children and Families at the Administrative Office of the Courts.(Read More...)
State of the Judiciary
Justice Elliott E. "Spike" Maynard spoke to the West Virginia Bar Association's Annual Meeting on April 27, 2007. The following are excerpts of his prepared remarks.(Read More...)
Chief Justice Speaks to Circuit Judges
Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis spoke to circuit judges during the Judicial Association Conference in Martinsburg in April. Following are excerpts of her remarks.(Read More...)
Circuit Judges Review Courtroom Technology, Discuss Community
Corrections, in
Advance of Spring Judicial Conference
Circuit judges from around West Virginia were invited to review presentations of courtroom multi-media equipment by three vendors on April 30 at the Berkeley County Judicial Facility.(Read More...)
Liberty Bell Award Given Posthumously to U. S. District Court Judge W. Craig Broadwater
On May 2 four West Virginia Supreme Court justices spoke at a ceremony honoring the late W. Craig Broadwater, who was awarded the 2007 West Virginia Law Day Liberty Bell Award. Several circuit court judges also spoke at the event, which was held during the spring Judicial Association conference in Martinsburg.(Read More...)
Law Day Celebrated Around West Virginia
Supreme Court Justice Larry V. Starcher was the keynote speaker at Law Day celebrations in McDowell County and Charleston, two of many Law Day events held around the state.(Read More...)
Chief Justice Welcomes David M. Sanders to Bench
West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis on May 8 welcomed Lewisburg attorney David M. Sanders to the Family Court bench serving Greenbrier and Monroe counties.(Read More...)
Transitions
Kanawha County Magistrate Janie Moore announced her retirement, effective June 30, after serving as a magistrate for 24 years. She was Kanawha County's chief magistrate for 14 years, including in 1998 when West Virginia began installing a closed-circuit video arraignment system.(Read More...)
West Virginia Gets Top Grade From National Child Advocacy Group
West Virginia received one of only five "A" grades given to states by First Star, a national public charity that advocates for abused and neglected children, in its National Report Card on Legal Representation for Children.(Read More...)
Robes to Schools Program Finishes School Year
Through the end of the school year in June, judicial officers at all levels of the court system continued to read to school children in West Virginia as part of the Robes to Schools program.(Read More...)
Justice Benjamin Appears in Panel Discussion at National Press Club
West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent D. Benjamin participated in a panel discussion at the National Press Club about the impact of the media and advertising in recent judicial elections in the United States and trends that may impact judicial elections in 2008.(Read More...)
Justice Albright Speaks to Young Leaders
West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Albright
gave the keynote address at the May 1, 2007, graduation dinner of the 2007
Leadership Development Series sponsored by the Mid-Ohio Valley Chamber of
Commerce.
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Justices Speak to Wheeling-Area Chamber
On May 16, Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis, Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard, and Justice Brent D. Benjamin each spoke briefly and then answered questions at the Wheeling-Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Judicial Update luncheon at The Stone Room at Wheeling Park.(Read More...)
Justice Starcher Gives Commencement Address
West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry V. Starcher gave the commencement address at the Appalachian School of Law on May 12 in Grundy, Virginia.(Read More...)
Justice Starcher Teaches Class, Speaks at Rhododendron Girls State
Supreme Court Justice Larry V. Starcher and members of his Supreme Court staff conducted a mock Supreme Court Argument Docket at Rhododendron Girls and Justice Starcher delivered the Inagural Address.(Read More...)
Rebels, Radicals and Red Men
Supreme Court Clerk Rory L. Perry II and his historical intern, Joshua A. Lynn, presented a ninety-minute lecture May 31 on three sets of Supreme Court cases involving fascinating periods in West Virginia history.(Read More...)
Court Administrator Named to National Panel
The president of the Council of State Governments (CSG), Governor Brad Henry of Oklahoma, and the chairperson of CSG, State Representative Deborah Hudson, have announced the appointment of Steven D. Canterbury, Administrative Director of the West Virginia Administrative Office of the Courts, to the Board of Directors for CSG's Justice Center.(Read More...)
Mercer Drug Court has First Graduates
Supreme Court Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard helped congratulate the first four graduates of the Southern Regional Drug Court at a ceremony held in their honor on June 4 at the Mercer County Courthouse.(Read More...)
Kanawha County Circuit Court Taking Credit Cards
The Kanawha County Circuit Clerk's Office began accepting credit cards in mid-January, 2007, as payment for fees and costs, the first circuit clerk's office in West Virginia to do so.(Read More...)
PEIA Health Deductions
Even if you did not make changes to your insurance, please carefully review your July 16, 2007, pay stub. If you have health coverage, your pay stub will reflect PEIA-INS TS for tax sheltered premium or PEIA-INS for non-tax sheltered premium.(Read More...)
Per Diem Rate Change
Effective July 1, 2007, the meal reimbursement rate for West Virginia court system employees on overnight travel status is changing to mirror that of the federal government rates. The personnel manual will be updated to reflect the change.(Read More...)
Court Employee Tuition Reimbursement
Employees seeking reimbursement for college tuition for a course approved in accordance with Section 9 of the West Virginia Judicial Personnel System Manual must provide the following five documents to the Supreme Court Administrative Office:(Read More...)
Legal Holidays for 2008
For your convenience in setting dockets, calendars, and schedules for 2008, below is a list of the holidays provided by W.Va. Code §2-2-1 for the coming year, showing days on which judicial employees are to be accorded time off without loss of annual leave.(Read More...)
Law Library Hosts Credit Repair Workshop
The State Law
Library will partner with Debra Lee from Consumer Credit Counseling Service of
Southern West Virginia to present a workshop entitled “Rebuilding Your
Credit” at 10 a.m., July 21, 2007, in the State Law Library.
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