Commission on The Future of the West Virginia Judicial System
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CONTENTS


Forward .................................................................... i

The Commission ..................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: The History ............................................................. 1

Chapter 2: The Context ............................................................ 4

Chapter 3: The Methods .......................................................... 11

Chapter 4: The Plan ................................................................. 15

Chapter 5: The Recommendations

Access to Justice .................................................................... 18

Expedition and Timeliness ....................................................... 32

Equality, Fairness, and Integrity ............................................... 46

Independence and Accountability ............................................ 58

Appendices

Appendix A: Supreme Court Administrative Order

Appendix B: Overview of the West Virginia Judicial System

Appendix C: Data Collection Forms and Summaries

Appendix D: Recommendation Summary

Appendix E: Acknowledgments