Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Barbour and Taylor Counties) Judge Shawn David Nines will sit on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia to hear one case on Tuesday, January 10.
CHARLESTON – Justice Evan Jenkins will take over as Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court on January 1. Justice John Hutchison will be the court's Chief Justice in 2022, and he will serve as Acting Chief Justice in 2021 if Jenkins is unable to take part in a case before the court.
Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit (Hampshire, Hardy and Pendleton Counties) Judge H. Charles Carl III was elected President of the West Virginia Judicial Association during a virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 20. Judge Carl takes over from Twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit (Putnam County) Judge Phillip M. Stowers.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Supreme Court Justice John Hutchison wants to continue restoring integrity and trust in the court if he is elected to continue on the court.
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court storm is over. That’s what Circuit Judge Alan Moats said Jan. 4 during the swearing in ceremony for new Justice John Hutchison.
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia Circuit Judge Russell M. Clawges Jr. is retiring next month. Clawges, who will turn 69 on Jan. 30, announced his retirement effective Jan. 31.
CHARLESTON – A Harrison County circuit judge began a nearly two-year appointment to the
Business Court on Jan. 1, finishing out the remainder of the seven-year term of a retiring judge, which ends in October 2019.
CHARLESTON—The West Virginia Judicial Association spent part of its annual spring conference in Washington D.C, which helped them appreciate government and the heritage of the United States.
