Supreme Court Press Releases (Sept. 1998 - December 2007)

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December 2007

• JUSTICE LARRY V. STARCHER ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT RUN 
  FOR RE-ELECTION (December 20)
  
  

• JUDGE MOATS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE WEST VIRGINIA 
  JUDICIAL ASSOCIATION (December 5)
  

November 2007

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY TO HOST WORKSHOP
  (November 27)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT EMPLOYEES DONATE TO TOYS FOR TOTS
  (November 20)
  
  

• JUSTICE ALBRIGHT TO READ AT ST. MARYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  (November 14)
  
  

• LIVING THE DREAM AWARD NOMINATIONS BEING SOLICITED
  (November 6)

October 2007

• JUSTICE DAVIS TO SPEAK TO CHILDREN'S JUSTICE TASK FORCE
  (October 29)
  
  

• COURT SYSTEM MOURNS DEATH OF RETIRED JUDGE WATERS
  (October 25)
  
  

• MAGISTRATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSING COURT COSTS
  (October 25)
  
  

• JUSTICE MAYNARD TO READ TO KANAWHA COUNTY STUDENTS
  (October 19)

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY TO HOST WORKSHOP
  (October 18)

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO GIVE APPALACHIAN HERITAGE ADDRESS
  (October 10)
  
  

• MARSHALL TO HOST DRAMA ABOUT J.R. CLIFFORD
  (October 10)

September 2007

• SUPREME COURT LAW LIBRARY TO HOST HOME BUYING WORKSHOP
  (September 20)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE DAVIS TO READ TO BOONE COUNTY STUDENTS 
  (September 19)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT JUSTICES WILL READ TO STUDENTS ON CONSTITUTION
  DAY (September 13)
  
  

• WAYNE COUNTY JUVENILE DRUG COURT TO OPEN - CORRECTION
  (September 13)
  
  

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO PRESENT J. R. CLIFFORD DAY PROCLAMATION
  (September 12)
  
  

• WAYNE COUNTY JUVENILE DRUG COURT TO OPEN (September 12)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT TO HEAR FOUR CASES AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
  (September 11)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT RECEIVES $815,000 GRANT TO IMPROVE DOMESTIC
  VIOLENCE RESPONSE (September 6)

August 2007

• CABELL COUNTY JUVENILE DRUG COURT REOPENING (August 17)

July 2007

• SUPREME COURT MAKES CHANGES IN MASS LITIGATION
  PANEL (July 11)
  
  

• WEST VIRGINIA COURT SYSTEM GETTING SERVER UPDATES
  (July 5)
  
  

• AMERICA OBSERVES PROBATION, PAROLE AND COMMUNITY 
  SUPERVISION WEEK JULY 15-21, 2007 (July 3)

June 2007

• NANCY GREEN NAMED BAR ADMISSION ADMINISTRATOR (June 29)
  
  

• JUSTICE DAVIS TO SIGN ORDER ESTABLISHING DRUG COURT IN 
  WEST CENTRAL W. VA. (June 29)
  
  

• STEVEN D. CANTERBURY APPOINTED TO SERVE ON COUNCIL OF 
  STATE GOVERNMENTS JUSTICE CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  (June 22) (pdf document 97.14 kb) 
  
  

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO TEACH CLASS, SPEAK AT RHODODENDRON
  GIRLS STATE (June 11)

• JUSTICE STARCHER ATTENDS NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE
  COURSE (June 4)

May 2007

• JUSTICE ALBRIGHT TO VISIT WOOD COUNTY SCHOOL (May 31)
  
  

• JUSTICE BENJAMIN TO APPEAR IN PANEL DISCUSSION AT NATIONAL
  PRESS CLUB (May 22)
  
  

• THREE JUSTICES TO SPEAK AT WHEELING CHAMBER EVENT
  (May 15)
  
  

• W.VA. JUSTICE GIVES COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT VA. 
  LAW SCHOOL (May 14)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE WELCOMES DAVID M. SANDERS TO FAMILY
  COURT BENCH (May 8)
  
  

• MASON COUNTY MAGISTRATE, SCHOOLS CELEBRATE LAW DAY
  (May 2)
  
  

• LIBERTY BELL AWARD GIVEN POSTHUMOUSLY TO U.S. DISTRICT COURT 
  JUDGE W. CRAIG BROADWATER (May 2)
  
  

• JUSTICE BENJAMIN TO READ TO RANSON THIRD-GRADERS
  (May 1)
  
  

• JUSTICE ALBRIGHT TO DISCUSS LEADERSHIP, COURT SYSTEM AT
  CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENT (May 1)

April 2007

• CIRCUIT JUDGES REVIEW COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY (April 27)

• JUSTICE ALBRIGHT VISITS WOOD COUNTY SCHOOL
  (APRIL 16)
  

• JUSTICE BENJAMIN TO READ TO KEYSER THIRD-GRADERS
  (APRIL 12)
  
  

• STUDENTS FROM HAMPSHIRE, HARDY, PENDLETON COUNTIES
  GET SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SUPREME COURT IN ACTION
  (April 9)
  

March 2007

• CHIEF JUSTICE SPEAKS TO STATE POLICE CADETS (March 30)
  
  

• STUDENTS FROM HAMPSHIRE, HARDY, PENDLETON COUNTIES TO 
  HEAR SUPREME COURT ARGUMENTS IN PERSON (March 30)
  
  
• OPENING OF  DRUG COURT IN WEST CENTRAL W.VA. DELAYED
  (March 16)

• CHIEF JUSTICE TO READ TO STUDENTS IN CHARLESTON, BOONE
  COUNTY (March 16)
  
  

• JUSTICE DAVIS TO SIGN ORDER ESTABLISHING DRUG COURT 
  IN WEST CENTRAL W.VA. (March 15)

• JUSTICE BENJAMIN TO READ TO MARION COUNTY THIRD-GRADERS
  (March8)
  
  

• JUSTICES TO HOLD COURT AT WVU COLLEGE OF LAW
  (March7)
  
  

• JUSTICE TO SPEAK TO AMERICAN PEN WOMEN
  (March7)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE TO ATTEND NATIONAL SUMMIT ON CHILDREN
  (March6)
  
  

• SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR JUDGE THOMPSON (March1)

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO READ TO STUDENTS IN WOOD COUNTY
  (March 1)

February 2007

• JUSTICES PARTICIPATE IN READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY (Feb. 23)
  
  

• JUSTICE ALBRIGHT TO VISIT RITCHIE COUNTY SCHOOLS (Feb. 16)
  
  

• FAMILY COURT JUDGE JOSEPH C. POMPONIO, JR. APPOINTED TO
  THE CIRCUIT COURT BENCH (Feb. 13)
  
  

• JUSTICE MAYNARD TO CONDUCT MOCK TRIAL FOR FIFTH-GRADERS
  (Feb. 12)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE DAVIS TO HOST ROBING CEREMONY (Feb. 12)

• MADISON ATTORNEY WILLIAM STEWART THOMPSON APPOINTED TO 
  CIRCUIT COURT BENCH (Feb. 6)

January 2007

• JUDGE PLANS ROBING CEREMONY (Jan. 31)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES ROBES TO SCHOOLS (Jan. 16)
  
  

• INTEREST RATE UPON JUDGMENTS OR DECREES (Jan. 12)
  

December 2006

• W. VA. JUDICIARY MOURNS DEATH OF JUDGE BROADWATER
  (Dec. 19)

• CHIEF JUSTICE WELCOMES APPOINTEES TO THE CIRCUIT BENCH
  (Dec. 15)

• SUPREME COURT JUSTICE LARRY V. STARCHER TO ATTEND JUDICIAL 
  SYMPOSIUM ON CIVIL JUSTICE ISSUES (Dec. 7)

November 2006

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA DONATES TO 
  TOYS FOR TOTS (Nov. 30)

October 2006

• "LIVING THE DREAM" NOMINATIONS BEING SOLICITED (Oct. 24)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENTS AT WHEELING JESUIT
  UNIVERSITY (Oct. 11)
  
  

• MERCER COUNTY DAY REPORT CENTER (Oct. 4)
  
  

• GRAND OPENING OF THE BERKELEY COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER
  (Oct. 3)
  
  

September 2006

• WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS RECEIVES GRANTS
  (Sept. 14)
  
  

• COURT TRAVELS TO MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (Sept. 13)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE  DAVIS AND MARTHA WALKER, SEC. OF THE DEPT. OF HEALTH 
  AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO HOLD PRESS  CONFERENCE (Sept. 12)

August 2006

• JUSTICE STARCHER AND STAFF TO WORK ON HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S
  500th HOME IN WEST VIRGINIA (August 28)
  
  

• DEATH OF WYOMING COUNTY MAGISTRATE HAROLD H. "BUTCH" CARTE, 
  JR. (August 21)
  
  

• MARY ELLEN GRIFFITH SWORN IN AS WEST VIRGINIA'S NEWEST FAMILY
  COURT JUDGE (August 21)

July 2006

• COURTROOM DRAMA TO HONOR STATE'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
  LAWYER (July 31)
  
  

• LOGAN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (July 31)
  
  

• KANAWHA COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT MEDIATION (July 26)
  
  

• DAVIS WELCOMES GRIFFITH TO BENCH (July 19)

June 2006

• MAGISTRATE COURTS TAKING CREDIT CARDS (June 27)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT CONTACT NUMBERS (June 27)
  
  

• SPECIAL SESSION LEGISLATION (June 15)

April 2006

• SUPREME COURT INVITES PUBLIC TO CELEBRATE LAW DAY ON MAY 1 (April 21)

• WEST VIRGINIA COURT SYSTEM ISSUES CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
  RULES (April 4)

March 2006

• STUDENTS FROM KANAWHA COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPREME COURT'S
  LAWS PROJECT (March 29)

February 2006

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES AND JUDGE COMPETITION
  IN MORGANTOWN (February 28)

• SURVEY RESPONSES REVEAL WEST VIRGINIA JURY COMPOSITION
  (February 22)

• SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES IMAGES OF FREEDOM PHOTOGRAPHY
  COMPETITION (February 17)

January 2006

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF JUSTICE (January 4)

December 2005

• SUPREME COURT ADDRESSES EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES IN
  WEST VIRGINIA'S COURTS (December 20)

October 2005

• WEST VIRGINIA'S PROBATION DIRECTOR IS THE NEW ACJA PRESIDENT
  (October 12)

September 2005

• CHIEF JUSTICE ALBRIGHT DELIVERED STATE OF THE JUDICIARY 
  ADDRESS TO WEST VIRGINIA BAR ASSOCIATION (September 23)

July 2005

• AMERICA OBSERVES PROBATION, PAROLE AND COMMUNITY 
  SUPERVISION WEEK (July 13)

June 2005

• SUPREME COURT TO OPEN ADULT DRUG COURT DIVERSION 
  PROGRAM (June 22)

• WEST VIRGINIA COURT SECURITY BOARD ANNOUNCES COURT SECURITY 
  FUND GRANT AWARDS (June 16)

May 2005

• SUPREME COURT NAMES STEVE CANTERBURY ADMINISTRATIVE
  DIRECTOR (May 27)

• CHIEF JUSTICE ALBRIGHT TO DELIVER STATE OF THE JUDICIARY
  ADDRESS (May 4)

• CHIEF JUSTICE JOSEPH P. ALBRIGHT HONORS WILLIAMSON ATTORNEY
  JANE MORAN IN LAW DAY SPEECH (May 4)

April 2005

• SUPREME COURT INVITES PUBLIC TO CELEBRATE LAW DAY ON
  MAY 2 (April 28)

March 2005

• JUSTICE LARRY V. STARCHER TO RECEIVE SERVICE AWARD FROM 
  APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF LAW (March29)

• STUDENTS FROM WOOD AND WIRT COUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPREME
  COURT'S LAWS PROJECT (March 28)

• EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNTIY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO HONOR
  CABELL CIRCUIT JUDGE DAN O'HANLON (March 23)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN MORGANTOWN  (March 3)

January 2005

• JUSTICE BRENT D. BENJAMIN TO PARTICIPATE IN ROBING CEREMONY
  (January 10)  

December 2004 

• SECOND ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COURTS AND COMMUNITIES (December 21)

• NORTHERN PANHANDLE MENTAL HEALTH COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM TO 
  HOLD SECOND GRADUATION CEREMONY (December 13)

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF JUSTICE (December 2)

November 2004 

• COURTROOM DRAMA AT CULTURAL CENTER TO HONOR WEST VIRGINIA'S
  FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAWYER J.R. CLIFFORD (November 4)

• MEMBERS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA JUDICIARY ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
  BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT (NOVEMBER 1)

October 2004 

• NORTHERN PANHANDLE MENTAL HEALTH COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM
  TO HOLD FIRST GRADUATION CEREMONY (October 21)

• NOVEMBER PROGRAMS TO HONOR WEST VIRGINIA'S FIRST AFRICAN-
  AMERICAN LAWYER J. R. CLIFFORD (October 13)

• JUSTICE LARRY V. STARCHER TO BE INDUCTED INTO WVU'S GOLDEN
  KEY INTERNATIONAL HONOUR SOCIETY (October 8)

• SUPREME COURT RELEASES OPINION IN WAMPLER FOODS INC. V. 
  WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION, ET AL., ETC. (July 1)

September 2004 

• WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASES IN RALEIGH
  COUNTY COURTHOUSE (September 21)

• WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT AWARDED $25,000 GRANT FOR 
  TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (September 15)

August 2004

• CONFERENCE TO FEATURE NORTHERN PANHANDLE COMMUNITY 
  CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS (August 12)

July 2004

• WEST VIRGINIA COURT SECURITY BOARD ANNOUNCES COURT SECURITY
  FUND GRANT AWARDS (July 8)     

June 2004

• SUPREME COURT INTERIM ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR JAMES ALBERT
  ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT (June 25)

April 2004

• WVU HONORS JUSTICE LARRY V. STARCHER WITH ALUMNI RECOGNITION 
  AWARD (April 30)

• LAW DAY TO HONOR J.R. CLIFFORD AND FEATURE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STAR ALEXIS HORNBUCKLE (April 28)

• SUPREME COURT INVITES PUBLIC TO CELEBRATE LAW DAY ON
  APRIL 30 (April 21)   

March 2004 

• STUDENTS FROM BERKELEY, JEFFERSON AND MORGAN COUNTIES TO
  PARTICIPATE IN SUPREME COURT'S LAWS PROJECT (March 30)

• CHIEF JUSTICE MAYNARD TO DELIVER STATE OF THE JUDICIARY
  ADDRESS (March 24)

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN MORGANTOWN (March 2)

• SEMINAR AT WVU LAW SCHOOL WILL DISCUSS CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEERS
  J. R. CLIFFORD AND CARRIE WILLIAMS (March 2)

• WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT INVITES PUBLIC TO OPENING CEREMONIES
  FOR LEGAL RESEARCH CENTERS (March 2)

February 2004 

• WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT KICKS OFF TRIBUTE TO CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER 
  J. R. CLIFFORD DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH (February 20)

January 2004

• WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OFFERS TRAINING ON SENSITIVITY TO 
  DIVERSITY ISSUES IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (January 28)

October 2003 

• WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT AND LIBRARY COMMISSION OPENING
  PILOT LEGAL RESEARCH CENTERS (October 28)

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN BARBOUR COUNTY COURTHOUSE (October 2) 

September 2003 

• SUPREME COURT TO HEAR RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT
  COMMITTEE CHALLENGES (September 10) 
  

August 2003  

• WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT AND LIBRARY COMMISSION TO CREATE PILOT RESEARCH CENTERS (Aug. 8)

• MAGISTRATE COURTS IN KANAWHA AND MONONGALIA COUNTIES NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS (Aug. 5)

July 2003 

• MATTHEW MINNEY TO BE SWORN-IN AS CALHOUN COUNTY PROSECUTING
  ATTORNEY (July 23)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER SERVES AS PANELIST DURING 2003 FORUM
  FOR STATE APPELLATE COURT JUDGES (July 21)

• WEST VIRGINIA COURT SECURITY BOARD ANNOUNCES COURT SECURITY
  FUND GRANT AWARDS (July 7)

• SUPREME COURT REFUSES PETITION IN GREENBRIER COUNTY COALITION 
  AGAINST GAMBLING EXPANSION AND CABELL COUNTY COALITION AGAINST 
  THE EXPANSION OF GAMBLING - UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS V. WEST 
  VIRGINIA LOTTERY COMMISSION (July 2)

• SUPREME COURT ADDRESSES EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES 
  IN WEST VIRGINIA'S COURTS (July 2)

• WEST VIRGINIA JUDGES TO HOLD EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES IN 
  MORGANTOWN AND LEWISBURG (July 2)

June 2003 

• SUPREME COURT REFRAINS FROM GIVING STAFF ACROSS-THE-BOARD
  OR MERIT SALARY INCREASES (June 27)

• WEST VIRGINIA TEAM PARTICIPATES IN 2003 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
  IN JUDICIAL EDUCATION (June 19)

• SUPREME COURT RELEASES OPINION IN VERIZON WEST VIRGINIA INC., ET AL., EASTERN ASSOCIATED COAL CORPORATION V. WEST VIRGINIA BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION, ET AL. 
  (June 12)

• SUPREME COURT TO USE $150,000 GRANT TO ESTABLISH PILOT MENTAL
  HEALTH COURTS IN NORTHERN PANHANDLE (June 6)

• SUPREME COURT SPONSORS FIRST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INSTITUTE
  TRAINING CONFERENCE (June 5)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER RELEASES STATEMENT ON PROPOSED 
  INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT (June 5)

May 2003

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTS IN NEWLY
  RESTORED BARBOUR COUNTY COURTHOUSE (May 15)

• WEST VIRGINIA APPLICANTS' PASS/FAIL STATUS UNAFFECTED BY NATIONAL BAR EXAM ERROR (May 8)
  
  
• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER TO DELIVER STATE OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS (May 7)

• PUBLIC INVITED TO TOWN MEETING ON RACE AND THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (May 5)

 April 2003

• SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES STUDENT PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS 
  AND INVITES PUBLIC TO LAW DAY FESTIVITIES (April 25)
  
  

• GOV. BOB WISE AND TERRY BOWDEN TO ATTEND SUPREME COURT'S 
  LAW DAY CELEBRATION ON MAY 1 (April 10)

• JUSTICE WARREN MCGRAW OF THE WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF 
  APPEALS REQUESTS MEDAL OF HONOR FOR PFC JESSICA LYNCH (April 10)

• STUDENTS FROM NICHOLAS AND WEBSTER COUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE 
  IN SUPREME COURT'S LAWS PROJECT (April 1)

March 2003 

• LOGAN COUNTY MAGISTRATE DANNY WELLS RESIGNS (March 27) 

• JUSTICE WARREN MCGRAW ANNOUNCES PRAYER VIGIL FOR U.S. 
  TROOPS (March 18)

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN MORGANTOWN (March 13)

• SUPREME COURT INVITES PUBLIC TO CELEBRATE LAW DAY ON
  MAY 1 (March 12)

February 2003 

• KANAWHA COUNTY MAGISTRATE KATHY DEMARCO RESIGNS (Feb. 24)

• SUPREME COURT LAWS PROGRAM RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 15 (Feb. 20)

October 2002

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN MADISON (October 21) 

May 2002

• CHIEF JUSTICE DAVIS TO DELIVER STATE OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS
  (May 8) 

April 2002

• SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES  LAW DAY STUDENT PHOTO 
  CONTEST WINNERS (April 26)

• SUPREME COURT TO SPONSOR INFORMATION FAIR ON LAW DAY 
  (April 22)

March 2002

• SUPREME COURT INVITES PUBLIC TO CELEBRATE LAW DAY ON MAY 1
  (March 25)

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN MORGANTOWN (March 7)

February 2002

• STUDENTS FROM OHIO, BROOKE, AND HANCOCK COUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPREME COURT’S LAWS PROJECT (February 19)

 December 2001

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS AWARDED $700,000 VIDEOCONFERENCING
  GRANT (December 26)

 November 2001

• STATE JUROR FEE INCREASED (November 8)

October 2001

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN PINEVILLE
  (October 16) 

September 2001

• CHIEF JUSTICE MCGRAW OPENS SUPREME COURT WITH A
  MOMENT OF SILENCE (September 18)

August 2001

• JURISDICTION TRANSFER (August 31)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PROJECT FEATURED AT COURT
  TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (August 13)

July 2001

• SYNOPSIS OF FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS' 1999 REPORTS NOW 
  AVAILABLE  (July 20)

• SUPREME COURT CASE FILINGS REMAIN HIGH NATIONWIDE (July 10)

May  2001

• SUPREME COURT RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
  (May 30) 
  
  

April  2001

• JUSTICES ATTEND NATIONAL CONFERENCE WITHOUT LEAVING CHARLESTON
  (April 4)
  

March  2001

• CHIEF JUSTICE MCGRAW TO DELIVER STATE OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS
  (March 28)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN MORGANTOWN (March 13)

February  2001

• CABELL COUNTY STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPREME COURT'S
  LAWS PROJECT (February 23)
  

January  2001

• SUPREME COURT  SELECTS ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR (January 29).
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE MCGRAW ORDERS STATEWIDE SPENDING FREEZE FOR COURTS
  (January 26)

• SUPREME COURT  FAMILY COURT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE PREPARES 
  FOR LEGISLATIVE SESSION (January 12).

December  2000

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF JUSTICE
  (December 22).

• SUPREME COURT  CREATES FAMILY COURT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
  (December 22).

• SUPREME COURT  AMENDS GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO
  THE PRACTICE OF LAW (December 12).

November  2000

• SUPREME COURT  SELECTS ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR (November 9).
  
  

• FAMILY COURTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN'S HEALTH
  INSURANCE PROGRAM (November 3).
  
  

• SUPREME COURT  RECEIVES $70,000 GRANT TO HELP SELF-REPRESENTED
  LITIGANTS (November 2).

October  2000

• SUPREME COURT  OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN WILLIAMSON (October 17).
  
  

• SUPREME COURT  SELECTS GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COUNSEL (October 13).
  

August  2000

• SUPREME COURT  WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDIATION PROGRAM 
  PRAISED BY STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE (August 30)
  

July  2000

• SUPREME COURT  FILLS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE POSITIONS  (July 26)
  

June  2000

• SUPREME COURT SELECTS CHIEF COUNSEL AND DEPUTY CLERK  (June 29)
  

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN WILLIAMSON  (June 22)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT MAKES APPOINTMENTS TO WEST VIRGINIA JUDICIAL 
  HEARING BOARD AND JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION COMMISSION (June 8)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT CHIEF DEPUTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COUNSEL 
  ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT (June 7)
  

 May  2000

• SUPREME COURT CLERK/CHIEF COUNSEL RESIGNS AND COURT NAMES 
  NEW CLERK (May 30)
  

• CIRCUIT JUDGES ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE THIS WEEK 
   IN WHEELING (May 15)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICE MAYNARD TO DELIVER STATE OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS (May 11)

April  2000

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS CASELOAD AT RECORD HIGH (April 26)

March 2000

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN MORGANTOWN (March 3)

• HARRISON COUNTY STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPREME COURT'S LAWS
  PROJECT (March3)

January 2000

• CHIEF JUSTICE MAYNARD ORDERS STATEWIDE SPENDING FREEZE FOR COURTS (Jan. 14)
  
  

• SUPREME COURT MAKES APPOINTMENTS TO WEST VIRGINIA JUDICIAL HEARING
  BOARD (Jan. 3)
  

December 1999

• CHIEF JUSTICE LARRY V. STARCHER TO PRESENT YEAR-END SUMMARY (Dec. 16.)
  
  

• COMMISSION ON MENTAL HYGIENE REFORM AND COURT TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT TO 
  PRESENT FINAL REPORTS (Dec. 8)
  

November 1999

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER  ATTENDS BOARD MEETING OF CONFERENCE 
  OF CHIEF JUSTICES (Nov. 12)

• SYNOPSIS OF FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS' 1998 REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE (Nov. 1) 
  

October 1999

• CIRCUIT JUDGES ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE THIS WEEK
   IN PIPESTEM (Oct. 26)
  
  

• CHIEF JUSTICES TO MEET IN MORGANTOWN (Oct. 21)

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN PRINCETON (Oct. 12)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER  TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL OF BLACK WALNUT FESTIVAL PARADE (Oct. 7)

• COMMISSION ON MENTAL HYGIENE REFORM PREPARES TO RELEASE FINAL 
  REPORT (Oct. 7)
  
  

• WEST VIRGINIA TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FUTURE 
  OF JUDICIAL BRANCH EDUCATION (Oct. 6)

September 1999

• SCHEDULING OF CASES CHALLENGING APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT S. KISS (Sept.30)

• JUSTICE DAVIS TO SPEAK AT FAYETTE COUNTY BAR DINNER (Sept. 22) 

• JUSTICE DAVIS TO ADDRESS MERCER COUNTY DEMOCRAT CLUB (Sept. 22)

• JUSTICE DAVIS ADDRESSES PUTNAM COUNTY CHAPTER OF W.VA. FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN (Sept. 22)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER  TO ATTEND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (Sept. 13)

• JUSTICES TO ATTEND RED MASS (Sept. 10)

• JUDGE RISOVICH JOINS JUSTICES FOR SUPREME COURT DOCKETS (Sept.2)

• FAMILY LAW MASTERS APPOINTED (Sept.2)

August 1999

• JUSTICE WORKMAN RESIGNS FROM SUPREME COURT (August 19)

• SUPREME COURT SELECTS DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR FAMILY COURT SERVICES (August 3)

• WEST VIRGINIA REPRESENTED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES AND STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS (August 2)

July 1999

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER  TO ATTEND AMERICAN TRIAL LAWYERS ANNUAL MEETING (July16)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER  SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN FREEDOMS FOUNDATION'S NATIONAL AWARDS PANEL (July13)

June 1999

• COMMISSION ON MENTAL HYGIENE REFORM TO MEET (June29)

• CHIEF CABELL COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE O'HANLON TO RECEIVE GOVERNOR'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD (June28)

• WEST VIRGINIA'S "COURTROOM OF THE FUTURE" TO BE FEATURED AT 1999 TELECOMSOUTH CONFERENCE (June25)

• NEW WEST VIRGINIA TRIAL COURT RULES TO TAKE EFFECT (June 23)

• JUSTICES TO ATTEND THE FEDERAL FOUTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CONFERENCE (June23)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER  AND PUTNAM AND MASON COUNTY CHIEF CIRCUIT JUDGE SPAULDING TO SPEAK AT THE 1999 WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC DEFENDER CONFERENCE (June 18)

• JUSTICE WORKMAN ELECTED TO THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE (June17)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER  AND OHIO COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE RECHT TO ADDRESS DEFENSE TRIAL COUNSEL OF WEST VIRGINIA (June 9)

• COURT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE (June 3)

• SUPREME COURT JUSTICES TO ADDRESS WEST VIRGINIA TRIAL LAWYERS (June 2)

May 1999

• JAMES ALBERT NAMED SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR (May 26)

• WEST VIRGINIA TEAM TO ATTEND CRIMINAL SENTENCING POLICY WORKSHOP (May 19)

• WEST VIRGINIA DELEGATION PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM (May 14)

• SUPREME COURT ADOPTS CHANGES TO RULES OF LAWYER DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE  (May13)

• JUSTICE ROBIN JEAN DAVIS TO ADDRESS DELTA KAPPA GAMMA-ALPHA PHI STATE  (May 10)

• SUPREME COURT TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE ADA COMPLIANCE (May 10)

• COMMISSION ON MENTAL HYGIENE REFORM TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUMS (May6)
  
  

April  1999

• CIRCUIT JUDGES ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE THIS WEEK IN MARTINSBURG PLAN FOR THE FUTURE (April 28)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER TO DELIVER STATE OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS (April 27)

• STATE SUPREME COURT SELECTS MEMBERS OF MENTAL HYGIENCE COMMISSION (April 2)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER TO ADDRESS PARKERSBURG ROTARY CLUB (April 2)

March 1999

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER TO SPEAK AT FLEMINGTON LIONS CLUB PUBLIC SERVICE APPRECIATION BREAKFAST (March 19)

• CABELL COUNTY MAGISTRATE REDMAN SWORN IN BY CHIEF JUSTICE LARRY V. STARCHER (March 17)

• CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER TO ADDRESS BUCKHANNON ROTARY CLUB (March 16)

• RALEIGH COUNTY STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPREME COURT'S  NEW
  LAWS PROJECT (March 15)

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN MORGANTOWN (March 10)

February 1999

• STATE SUPREME COURT TO APPOINT COMMISSION ON MENTAL HYGIENE REFORM (February 10)

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS RELEASES 1998 STATISTICAL REPORT (February 3)

January 1999

• TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION NAMES CHIEF JUSTICE STARCHER TO NATIONAL JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE COMMITTEE (January 25)

• WEST VIRGINIA DELEGATION PREPARES FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM (January 20)

• STATE SUPREME COURT'S JANUARY TERM BEGINS TODAY (January 12)

December 1998

• SUPREME COURT ADOPTS MAJORITY OF WEST VIRGINIA TRIAL COURT RULES AND EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD (December 15)
  
  
• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS ANNOUNCES THE LAWS PROGRAM (December 10)

• CHIEF  JUSTICE ROBIN JEAN DAVIS TO PRESENT YEAR-END SUMMARY (December 10)

• SUPREME COURT'S WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDIATION PROJECT SURPASSES ITS MEDIATION GOAL FOR THE SEPTEMBER TERM AND RECEIVES NATIONAL GRANT
  (December 2)

November 1998

• SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATOR ACCEPTS NEW POSITION (November 24)

• SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR PROPOSED TRIAL COURT RULES (November 23)

• COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE WEST VIRGINIA JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO PRESENT FINAL REPORT (November 23)

• JUSTICE STARCHER TO JUDGE REGIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION FINALS (November 17)

• SUPREME COURT TO ASSIST UZBEKISTAN JUDGES WITH JUDICIAL REFORM (November 5)
  

October 1998

• CIRCUIT JUDGES ENDORSE AMENDMENT TWO AT EDUCATION CONFERENCE (October 28)

• CHIEF JUSTICE DAVIS VISITS HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COURTHOUSE (October 23)

• JUSTICE WORKMAN ADDRESSES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON DOMESTIC
  VIOLENCE (October 22)

• SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR CASES IN CHARLES TOWN (October 5) 

September 1998

• COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE W.VA. JUDICIAL SYSTEM ENDORSES AMENDMENT TWO (September 30)

• STATE SUPREME COURT'S WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDIATION PROJECT BEING IMPLEMENTED THIS MONTH (September 22)
  

• SUPREME COURT CLERK ACCEPTS NEW POSITION AND COURT NAMES SUCCESSOR (September 16)
  

• COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE WEST VIRGINIA JUDICIAL SYSTEM ON TRACK TO RELEASE REPORT (September 14)

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