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        February 2010

• JUDGES TO SPEAK AT BOY SCOUTS DINNER (February 5)
  
  

• STATE LAW LIBRARY OFFERS FREE INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (February 5)
  
  

• CIRCUIT CLERKS TO DISCUSS MODERNIZING RECORDKEEPI NG
  (February 3)

        January 2010

• NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL SCHEDULE RELEASED (January 25)
  
  

• INTEREST RATES UPON JUDGMENTS OR DECREES (January 15)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE ON PRISONS AND JAILS ISSUES INTERIM REPORT (January 12)
  
  

• STATE LAW LIBRARY TO HOLD GENEALOGY LAW SESSION
  (January 12)
  
  

• NEW CLASS TO FOCUS ON ABUSE, NEGLECT LAW
  (January 11)
  
  

• JUDGES AND JOURNALISTS REGIONAL CONFERENCE POSTPONED
  (January 7)
  
  

• WEST VIRGINIA LAW ADVENTURE MOCK TRIALS RESCHEDULED
  (January 6)
  
  

• JUDICIARY TO CUT $2 MILLION OUT OF CURRENT BUDGET
  (January 6)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE DAVIS, DEAN TO ANNOUNCE NEW LAW SCHOOL
  CLASS (January 5)

        December 2009

• WEST VIRGINIA LAW ADVENTURE MOCK TRIALS SCHEDULED
  (December 31)
  
  

• MAGISTRATE AARON TO RECEIVE SHARING OF SELF AWARD
  (December 28)
  
  

• STATE LAW LIBRARY HOSTS FINANCIAL PLANNING WORKSHOP
  (December14)
  
  

• COURT EMPLOYEES, FRIENDS DONATE TO TOYS FOR TOTS (December 11)
  
  

• JUSTICE WORKMAN TO SWEAR IN CARRIE WEBSTER (December 8)  
  
  November 2009
  
  

• SENIOR STATUS JUDGE DANIEL L. MCCARTHY DIES (November 25)
  
  

• JUSTICE ROBIN JEAN DAVIS TO BE 2010 CHIEF (November 25)
  
  

• GOVERNOR TO DEDICATE NEW COURTROOMS
  (November 25)
  
  

• GOVERNOR TO DEDICATE NEW COURTROOMS
  (November 24)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT HOLDS ADOPTION MONTH PRESS CONFERENCE
  (November 19)
  
  

• REMINDER: SUPREME COURT TO HOLD ADOPTION MONTH PRESS
  CONFERENCE (November 18)
  
  

• JUDGE HOLLIDAY APPOINTED TO VACANCY IN KANAWHA COUNTY
  (November 11)
  
  

• JUSTICES HOST ADOPTION MONTH PRESS CONFERENCE (November 9)
  
  

• JUDGES TO PARTICIPATE IN READ TO ME DAY (November 9)
  
  

• BROWN BAG LUNCH MEETING AT THE STATE LAW LIBRARY 
  TO HIGHLIGHT STIMULUS BILL (November 4)

      October 2009

• ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION TO MEET (October 29)
  
  

• BROOKE COUNTY MAGISTRATE DIES (October 28)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE SPEAKS TO REGIONAL BAR MEETINGS IN E. PANHANDLE (October 23)
  
  

• MERCER JUDGE ASKS BOARD OF EDUCATION TO EXPAND MENTORING PROGRAM (October 22)
  
  

• STATE LAW LIBRARY PRESENTS LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE INFO SESSION (October 21)
  
  

• SEX OFFENDER INTENSIVE SUPERVISION OFFICERS SWORN IN (October 20)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE SPEAKS TO REGIONAL BAR MEETINGS (October 20)
  
  

• WEST VIRGINIA GETS "A" IN NATIONAL REPORT (October 20)
  
  

• SEX OFFENDER INTENSIVE SUPERVISION OFFICERS HIRED (October 19)
  
  

• MERCER JUDGE TO SPEAK AT HIS ALMA MATER FOR ALUMNI
  EVENT (October 13)
  
  

• TWO CIRCUIT JUDGES HONORED FOR NOVEL SCIENTIFIC 
  TRAINING (October 13)

     September 2009

• RETIRED JUDGE ARTHUR N. GUSTKE DIES (September 28)
  
  

• NORTHERN PANHANDLE RE-ENTRY COURT ESTABLISHED
  (September 15)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT TO HOLD ARGUMENT DOCKET AT MARSHALL
  UNIVERSITY (September 15)
  
  

• BLOGGING AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT (September 15)
  
  

• NEW JUDGE TO BE SWORN IN (September 14)
  
  

• NICHOLAS COUNTY GETS NEW MAGISTRATE (September 1)
  
  

• GRANDPARENTS' RIGHTS WORKSHOP (September 1)

     August 2009

• JUDICIARY WELCOMES PHILLIP GAUJOT TO BENCH (August 26)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT DVD FOUNDATION OF JUSTICE TO BE SHOWN AT 
  CULTURE CENTER, ON WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING (August 25)
  
  

• CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND WORKSHOP (August 21)

• SUPREME COURT RECEIVES $30,000 FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE
  DATABASE (August 12)
  
  

• OPENING OF ADULT DRUG COURT IN CABELL COUNTY (August 10)

     July 2009

• FAMILY COURT JUDGE AND HIS STAFF RIDE THE CIRCUIT (July 21)
  
  

• STATE LAW LIBRARY BASIC LEGAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP (July 16)

• CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE OPENING OF DRUG COURTS IN LOGAN COUNTY (July 15)

• CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CROSS-TRAINING (July 10)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE AWARDS $100,000 IN IOLTA FUNDS (July 2)

     June 2009

• CHIEF JUSTICE TO PRESENT BAR FOUNDATION GRANTS TO LEGAL
  AID, OTHERS (June 29)
  
  

• STATE LAW LIBRARY CELEBRATES WEST VIRGINIA DAY (June 12)

• STATEMENT OF CHIEF JUSTICE BRENT D. BENJAMIN (June 8)

     May 2009

• STATE LAW LIBRARY PRESENTS RESUME WRITING WORKSHOP (May 28)

• DAY REPORT AND DRUG COURT PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING COMMUNITY SERVICE (May 27)

   

• JUDGE ABOULHOSN TO GIVE COMMENCEMENT SPEECH (May 26)

   

• BILL WILL ALLOW FIVE PRE-TRIAL RELEASE PILOT PROJECTS (May 20)

   

• JUDGE ABOULHOSN TO LEAD BRIDGE DEDICATION (May 20)

   

• KANAWHA COUNTY DRUG COURT OPENING (May 13)
  
  

• JUDGE ABOULHOSN TO TAKE STUDENTS OF TOUR OF REGIONAL
  JAIL (May 13)
  
  

• BICYCLE/ATV SAFETY WORKSHOP AT SUPREME COURT LAW 
  LIBRARY (May 8)
  
  

• MASON COUNTY MAGISTRATE, SCHOOLS CELEBRATE LAW DAY
  (May 7)
  
  

• REGIONAL SUMMITS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FIREARMS HELD
  IN FOUR LOCATIONS (May 1)

      April 2009

• JUDGE ABOULHOSN TO ACT AS "AUCTIONEER AT MERCER SCHOOL
  (April 29)
  
  

• LAW DAY OPEN HOUSE AT SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY (April 23)
  
  

• FREE LEGAL AID WORKSHOP AT STATE LAW LIBRARY (April 17)
  
  

• GOVERNOR APPOINTS JUSTICE MCHUGH TO SUPREME COURT (April 8)
  
  

• KANAWHA JUDGE, MAGISTRATE TO SPEAK AT SCHOOL'S CAREER
  DAY (April 7)
  

        March 2009

• THREE SCHOOLS TO PERFORM MOCK TRIALS IN SUPREME COURT 
  CHAMBER (March 27)
  
  

• JUDGE JOHNSON TO RECEIVE AWARD AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
  (March 26)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT HEARS CASES IN LEWISBURG AS PART OF THE
  2009 LAWS PROGRAM (March 25)
  
  

• MEDIA RULES FOR JUSTICE ALBRIGHT'S FUNERAL (March 24)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE TO SPEAK AT GREENBRIER DRUG COURT OPENING
  (March 24)
  
  

• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REGISTRY RESULT OF PARTNERSHIP
  (March 23)
  
  

• DOCKETS FOR WEDNESDAY RESCHEDULED (March 23)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JOSEPH P. ALBRIGHT DIES AT AGE 70 (March 21)
  
  

• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REGISTRY LAUNCH (March 18)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASES IN LEWISBURG AS PART OF 2009
  LAWS PROGRAM (March 17)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY TO HOST A BASIC TAX INFORMATION
  WORKSHOP (March 17)
  
  

• JUDICIAL ROUNDTABLES FOCUS ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT,
  YOUTH SERVICES (March 13)
  
  

• JUDICIAL ROUNDTABLE TO FOCUS ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT,
  YOUTH SERVICES (March 6)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT TO HOLD ARGUMENT DOCKET AT WVU COLLEGE OF 
  LAW, DECIDE MOOT COURT COMPETITION (March 5)
  
  

• SUMMARY OF CHIEF JUSTICE BENJAMIN'S DISPOSITIVE VOTING RECORD 
  REGARDING MASSEY ENERGY CASES FROM 01/012005 TO 12/31/2008
  (March 2)
  
  

February 2009

• TWO KANAWHA MAGISTRATES TO PARTICIPATE IN READ 
  ACROSS AMERICA DAY (February 26)
  
  

• TWO CIRCUIT JUDGES TO APPEAR ON PUBLIC TELEVISION 
  SHOW (February 25)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE TO SPEAK AT MONONGALIA COUNTY DRUG
  COURT OPENING (February 24)
  
  

• FREE TAX PREPARATION OFFERED BY STATE LAW LIBRARY
  (February 23)
  
  

• FREE WORKSHOP ON LEGAL NAME CHANGE (February 12)
  
  

• SOUTHERN REGION DRUG COURT EXPANDS SERVICE AREA
  (February 9)
  
  

• MERCER CIRCUIT JUDGE DEREK SWOPE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT
  "PIP" KICKOFF (February 5)
  
  

• KANAWHA MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO HOLD MOCK TRIALS IN MAGISTRATE
  COURT AS PART OF WEST VIRGINIA LAW ADVENTURE (February 3)
  
  

• FREE WORKSHOP ON LEGAL NAME CHANGE TO BE HELD AT WAYNE LIBRARY (February 2)
  
  

• COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE ON PRISON, JAIL CONDITIONS ISSUES MISSION STATEMENT (February 2)
  
  

January 2009

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY PRESENTS DTV WORKSHOP
  (January 21)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE TO SPEAK AT DRUG COURT GRADUATION (January 20)
  
  
  CHIEF JUSTICE BENJAMIN TO APPEAR ON "DECISION MAKERS"
  SHOW (January 16)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT OPENS JANUARY TERM PREVIEW OF 2009,
  MEMORIAL (January 13)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT MOURNS DEATH OF JUDGE LILLY (January 12)
  
  

• INTEREST RATES UPON JUDGMENTS OR DECREES (January 12)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT JANUARY TERM OPENING TO FEATURE PREVIEW
  OF 2009, MEMORIAL CEREMONY (January 9)
  
  

• NEW MERCER JUDGE TO BE SWORN IN ON JANUARY 16, 2009
  (January 6)

December 2008

• INCOMING CHIEF JUSTICE BENJAMIN TO REAPPOINT JUSTICE
  MCHUGH (December 29)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT APPOINTS COMPLIANCE COMMISSION ON PRISON, JAIL CONDITIONS (December 19)
  
  

• JUSTICE MARGARET L. WORKMAN SWEARING-IN SCHEDULED (December 15)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT EMPLOYEES DONATE TO TOYS FOR TOTS (December 15)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON LAWYER ASSISTANCE
  PROGRAM (December 12)
  
  

• JUSTICE MENIS KETCHUM SWEARING-IN SCHEDULED (December 11)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT APPROVES ACCESS TO JUSTICE INITIATIVE
  (December 10)
  
  

• GOVERNOR MANCHIN NAMES JUSTICE STARCHER DISTINGUISHED
  WEST VIRGINIAN (December 10)
  
  

• NEW CIRCUIT JUDGE TAKES OATH OF OFFICE IN WAYNE COUNTY
  (December 9)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT APPROVES SENIOR STATUS FOR JUSTICES, 
  JUDGES, MAGISTRATE (December 9)
  
  

• ELECTRONIC FILING AND SERVICE BEGINS IN MASS LITIGATION
  CASES (December 8)
  
  

• JUDICIAL ASSOCIATION PRESS RESOLUTION (December 3)
  
  

• WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT MOURNS DEATH OF JUDGE ROBERT
  J. STAKER (December 1)

November 2008

• LIBRARY TO OFFER DIGITAL TV TRANSITION WORKSHOP (November 26)
  
  

• JUSTICE BRENT BENJAMIN STATEMENT ABOUT DEATH OF FORMER
  GOVERNOR CECIL UNDERWOOD (November 24)
  
  

• ADOPTION MONTH FOCUS ON OLDER CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
  (November 14)
  
  

• LIVING THE DREAM AWARD NOMINATIONS BEING SOLICITED
  (November 10)
  
  

• JUSTICE DAVIS TO HOST NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH EVENT
  (November 10)
  
  

• FIRST PROBATION OFFICERS TO SUPERVISE SEX OFFENDERS UNDER
  NEW LAW (November 7)
  

• FIRST PROBATION OFFICERS TO SUPERVISE SEX OFFENDERS UNDER
  NEW LAW TO BE SWORN IN (November 5)
  
  

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO ATTEND COMMUNITY FORUM ON J. R. CLIFFORD
  PROJECT (November 3)

October 2008

• JUDGE GARY L. JOHNSON RECEIVES THE "EXTRA MILE AWARD" 
  FROM THE W. VA. CHILDREN'S JUSTICE TASK FORCE (October 10)
  
  

• STATE LAW LIBRARY PRESENTS ID THEFT WORKSHOP (October 10)
  
  

• MASS LITIGATION PANEL TO HOLD STATUS AND SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
  IN FLOOD LITIGATION CASES (October 1)

September 2008

• JUSTICE BENJAMIN TO SPEAK AT LEGAL AID EVENT (September 29)
  
  

• JUDGE GROH APPOINTS NEW MAGISTRATE CLERK IN MORGAN COUNTY
  (September 29)
  
  

• JUSTICE LARRY STARCHER TO GIVE CONSTITUTION DAY SPEECH AT WEST
  VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (September 18)
  
  

• CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND TITLE IV-E FOSTER CARE ASSISTANCE REVIEWS (September 16)

• CHIEF JUSTICE MAYNARD APPOINTS FORMER JUSTICE MCHUGH
  TO FILL IN FOR JUSTICE ALBRIGHT (September 11)
  
  

• JUSTICE ALBRIGHT RECUSES HIMSELF FROM FALL TERM
  (September 9)

• STATE LAW LIBRARY TO HOST GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS WORKSHOP
  (September 3)

August 2008

• STATE LAW LIBRARY TO HOST HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES WORKSHOP
  (August 18)

• COURT MOURNS DEATH OF FORMER JUSTICE THOMAS MILLER (August 12) 
  
  

• JUSTICE ALBRIGHT PROGRESSING DAILY (August 11) 
  

July 2008

• W. VA. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT DATABASE FEATURED 
  AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE (July 22)
  
  

• JUSTICE ALBRIGHT, ROBES TO SCHOOLS, FEATURED IN 
  READING TODAY ARTICLE (July 21)
  
  

• ATV SAFETY WORKSHOP AT THE STATE LAW LIBRARY
  (July 10)
  
  

• AMERICA OBSERVES PROBATION, PAROLE & COMMUNITY 
  SUPERVISION WEEK JULY 13-19, 2008 (July 9)

June 2008

• LOGAN COURT EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN ARACOMA STORY
  (June 24)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY TO HOST "CHANGING YOUR NAME"
  WORKSHOP (June 24)
  
  

• STUDENTS TO PERFORM WEST VIRGINIA LAW ADVENTURE MOCK 
  TRIALS AT SOCIAL STUDIES SUMMER INSTITUTE (June 23)

May 2008

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO PRESENT J. R. CLIFFORD CURRICULUM
  (May 22)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY TO HOST "BAISC LEGAL RESEARCH"
  WORKSHOP (May 22)
  
  

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO GIVE SPEECH TO MOUNTAIN STATE
  BAR (May 15)
  
  

• WEST VIRGINIA LAW ADVENTURE TO BE PART OF LAW DAY AT 
  MASON COUNTY COURTHOUSE (May 6)

April 2008

• ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR STEVEN D. CANTERBURY'S RESPONSE TO
  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS' COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE 
  RELIEF FILED APRIL 30, 2008, IN KANAWHA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
  (April 30)
  
   

• LIBERTY BELL AWARD TO BE GIVEN TO RETIRED JUDGE ROBERT STAKER
  (April 29)
  
  

• ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOL
  CLASSES TO PRESENT FIRST WEST VIRGINIA LAW ADVENTURE MOCK
  TRIALS (April 28)
  
  

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO GIVE J. R. CLIFFORD PRESENTATION, PRESENT
  HALL OF FAME AWARDS (April 25)
  
  

• JUSTICE STARCHER DECLINES TO RECUSE HIMSELF IN WHEELING-PITT
  CASE (April 24)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT TO HOST VOTING WORKSHOP (April 17)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE PRESENTS BAR FOUNDATION GRANTS TO LEGAL AID, OTHER PROGRAMS (April 14)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE TO PRESENT BAR FOUNDATION GRANTS (April 11)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASES IN PRINCETON IN FRONT OF
  AUDIENCE OF HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE STUDENTS (April 8)
  
  

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO JUDGE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MOOT 
  COURT (April 1)

March 2008

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY TO HOST A BASIC TAX
  INFORMATION WORKSHOP (March 24)
  
  

• JUSTICES TO HOLD COURT AT WVU COLLEGE OF LAW (March 6)

February 2008

• CHIEF JUSTICE TO SPEAK AT DRUG COURT AND MENTAL HEALTH
  COURT GRADUATION CEREMONY (February 22)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY TO HOST WORKSHOP (February 20)
  
  

• JUSTICE BENJAMIN APPOINTS JUDGE FOX TO MASSEY CASE (February 15)
  
  

• JUSTICE STARCHER STEPS ASIDE IN MASSEY CASE (February 15)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT TRAINS TEACHERS FOR LAWS PROGRAM (February 15)
  
  

• JUSTICE STARCHER, JUSTICE ALBRIGHT HELP JUDGE MOOT COURT
  TOURNAMENT AT WILLIAM & MARY (February 14)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE
  SCHOOLS, PLANNED DISTRIBUTION OF GRAPHIC NOVELS TO HIGH
  SCHOOL CIVICS CLASSES (February 14)
  
  

• JUSTICE ALBRIGHT SPEAKS TO LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (February 8)

January 2008

• SUPREME COURT'S MIKE LACY FEATURED ON PREVENTION TELEVISION
  SHOW (January 30)
  
  

• ROBIN JEAN DAVIS HONORED FOR WORK AS CHIEF JUSTICE (January 30)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE TO SPEAK AT DRUG COURT GRADUATION  (January 28)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY TO HOST CREDIT WORKSHOP
  (January 22)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT CASES IN WHICH CHIEF JUSTICE MAYNARD HAS
  VOTED AGAINST MASSEY ENERGY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES (January 18)
  
  

• MAGISTRATES SEEK EQUAL PAY, RIGHT TO CARRY WEAPONS
  (January 17)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE MAYNARD ISSUES STATEMENT (January 15)

• CHIEF JUSTICE THANKS GOVERNOR FOR INCLUDING FUNDING 
  FOR DRUG COURTS (January 9)
  
  

• ELLIOTT "SPIKE" MAYNARD BECOMES CHIEF JUSTICE (January 8)
  
  

• INTEREST RATES UPON JUDGMENTS OR DECREES (January 3)

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