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Request for Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings		Request for Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to the By-Laws of the West Virginia State Bar
Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure Effective December 1, 2010		Continuation of Family Court Appellate Procedures

RECENT RULES ORDERS: For the convenience of the bar, bench, and the public, all recent rules orders are now
available on a single page.

Rules of Appellate Procedure

Rules of Civil Procedure
Amendment to Rule 72 & 73
Technical Amendment to Rule 37(a)(2)
of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure

Rules of Criminal Procedure
Amendment to Rule 37

West Virginia Trial Court Rules

West Virginia Rules of Evidence

Rules of Practice and Procedure
for Family Court
Amendment to Rule 27(d)
Approval of Amendments to
Rule 37a-Advanced Child-focused
Parent Education

Rules of Procedure for Child Abuse
and Neglect Proceedings
Amendment to Rules 49 & 50

Rules of Practice and Procedure for Infant
Guardianship Proceedings

Rules for Admission to the
Practice of Law

Rules of Juvenile Procedure
(effective July 1, 2010)

Code of Judicial Conduct
Provisional Amendment to Canon 3

*Rules Governing Post-Conviction
Habeas Corpus Proceedings

Rules of Civil Procedure for the
Magistrate Courts of West Virginia

Rules of Criminal Procedure for the
Magistrate Courts of West Virginia

Administrative Rules for the
Magistrate Courts of West Virginia
Approval of Amendment to Rule 1(c)
of the Administrative Rules for the Magistrate
Courts of W. Va.

Rules of Practice and Procedure
for Domestic Violence Civil Proceedings
(amended effective July 15, 2011)

Rules Governing Administrative Appeals
Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure
Amendments to Rules 1.6 and 1.7 of the
Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure
Rules of Lawyer Disciplinary Procedure

Rules of Professional Conduct
Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.15, Safekeeping Property