A Message From the Chief

"2010: A Year Preview"

As I look forward to my fifth year as Chief Justice, I am proud of the work our Court and our judicial system have accomplished, and I see it as a firm foundation for the great work ahead.(Read More...)

Supreme Court to release Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure on May 17

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia will release Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure on Monday, May 17.  The Rules will be posted on the Supreme Court website.(Read More...) 

Chief Justice Davis' Article On Punitive Damages Posted On Supreme Court Web Site

On March 4, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia posted on its Web site a research article on punitive damages written by Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis and her Senior Law Clerk, Louis Palmer.(Read More...) 

Legislation That Affects the Judiciary

The West Virginia Legislature passed several bills during the 2010 regular session that affect the court system and its employees.(Read More...)

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia approved on April 20, 2010, West Virginia’s first Rules of Juvenile Procedure.(Read More...) 

Jim Lee Receives 2010 Liberty Bell Award

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia presented the 2010 Liberty Bell Award to Jim Lee, the Chief Probation Officer in the First Judicial Circuit of West Virginia.(Read More...) 

Justice McHugh Speaks to Brooke County Veterans

Brooke County has a long history of sending its sons and daughters to war. On November 7, 1953, Earl Tharp went pheasant hunting with his buddies.  The boys, in their late teens, were taking advantage of some down time, and Earl was inwardly celebrating the fact that a mere three days from then, he'd be headed home from his service in Korea.(Read More...)

Justice McHugh Speaks, Receives Award at McDowell County Law Day Event

Supreme Court Justice Thomas McHugh was the keynote speaker at the celebration of Law Day in McDowell County on April 30, 2010, in the main courthouse in Welch, McDowell County.(Read More...)

Drug Court Graduation

Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin was the main speaker at the first graduation ceremony of the Southwestern Regional Drug Court on April 23, 2010, at the Boone County Courthouse.(Read More...)

House Resolution Honors Late Justice Joseph P. Albright

All five Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia briefly attended the session of the House of Delegates on Thursday, March 11, 2010, as the House read and passed a memorial resolution in honor of the service of the late Justice Joseph P. Albright.(Read More...) 

Sex Offender Intensive Supervision Officers Sworn In To Work In Central West Virginia

Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis swore in six new sex offender intensive supervision officers during a ceremony on April 26, 2010, in the Supreme Court Chamber.(Read More...)

Mercer, Mineral Middle Schools Present Mock Trials at Supreme Court

Students from two schools performed mock trial scripts they wrote as part of West Virginia Law Adventure, the Supreme Court’s civic education program for middle school students, during the finale of this year’s project, on April 29 in the Supreme Court Chamber.(Read More...)

Judges and Journalists Conference Held in Berkeley County

The third regional Judges and Journalists Conference was held in Martinsburg on Friday, April 30, at the Berkeley County Judicial Center.(Read More...) 

Supreme Court Holds Argument Docket at College of Law

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia heard arguments in five cases and judged the annual George C. Baker Cup moot court competition on Tuesday, March 9, at the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown.(Read More...) 

Supreme Court Technician Embedded in Marion County

A Supreme Court technician was embedded in the Marion County Circuit Clerk’s office for almost two weeks in Mid-April as the first step toward expanding the Unified Judicial Application (UJA) system to circuit courts throughout the state.(Read More...)

Looking For Judges And Magistrates To Speak On Constitution Day

The Supreme Court of Appeals is encouraging several circuit judges, family court judges, and magistrates to participate in Constitution Day on September 17.(Read More...)

Bar Foundation Selects 2010 Foundation Fellows

Circuit Judge Gary L. Johnson and Senior Status Judge Thomas W. Steptoe, Jr., were among the 2010 Bar Foundation Fellows. The West Virginia Bar Foundation is the philanthropic organization of the legal profession.(Read More...) 

Judicial Leadership Roundtable Focuses On Child Abuse, Neglect, And Youth Services

West Virginia’s last regional judicial leadership roundtable focusing on child abuse and neglect and youth services was held March 25-26 at the Charleston Marriott. More than a dozen circuit court judges attended.(Read More...) 

Court Co-sponsored A "Relatives as Parents" Workshop

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia cosponsored a free workshop entitled “Relatives as Parents” on Saturday, March 27.(Read More...)

Child Abuse and Neglect Cross-Training Conference

 The Supreme Court’s Court Improvement Program will host its annual child abuse and neglect cross-training conference this summer. The conferences are scheduled for June 21-22 at Canaan Valley Resort; June 24-25 at the Martinsburg Holiday Inn; and July 12-13 at Big Sandy Arena in Huntington.(Read More...)