Berkeley County Judicial Center
Recent News About Berkeley County Judicial Center
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Circuit judge testifies he has apologized to officer he verbally accosted
MARTINSBURG – Circuit Judge C. Carter Williams shared his side of the story after he was accused of verbally accosting a police officer during a 2021 traffic stop. -
WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS: Eastern Panhandle Woman Named Probation Officer of the Year
Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties) Adult Drug Court Probation Officer Crystal Gumbel will receive the award for West Virginia Probation Officer of the Year at a ceremony at 4 p.m. -
Berkeley County swears in new magistrate earlier than expected
Berkeley County has appointed a new magistrate to the position in advance of his elected term. -
W.Va. Chamber of Commerce plans Business Court symposium
Inside the Business Court office in Martinsburg. -
New Eastern Panhandle circuit judge to take office Friday
CHARLES TOWN – Michael Douglas Lorensen will be sworn in as West Virginia’s newest circuit judge in a brief ceremony on Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. in the second floor courtroom of the Jefferson County Courthouse. -
Business court opens for business
MARTINSBURG – West Virginia’s new business court is, well, open for business. -
Grand Opening Oct. 10: West Virginia's new business court
We're excited about the upcoming opening of the new business court in West Virginia. -
Business Court to be based in Martinsburg
Davis CHARLESTON – The newly created Business Court Division of the state Supreme Court will be based in Martinsburg. -
Davis to swear in SOISO officer
Davis MARTINSBURG -– Justice Robin Jean Davis will swear in a sex offender intensive supervision officer (SOISO) in Martinsburg at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in the courtroom of Circuit Judge Christopher C. Wilkes in the Berkeley County Judicial Center. -
Davis, Moats to hold seven truancy meetings in next two weeks
Davis CHARLESTON -– Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis and Nineteenth Circuit Judge Alan Moats will hold seven regional meetings on truancy in the next two weeks. -
Disbarred Martinsburg attorney seeks reinstatement
Former Martinsburg attorney Keith Wheaton leaves the Berkeley County Judicial Center March 9 following the first day of hearings in his petition to be readmitted the state Bar. (Photo by Lawrence Smith) CHARLESTON – A disbarred Berkeley County attorney is hoping to return to the practice of law to not only earn a steady income, but to also pay court-ordered restitution to his former clients. -
*** Standalone art package with copy for 9/19 issue: Truancy meetings
Justice Robin Jean Davis speaks during the first of 14 regional truancy meetings Sept. 13 at the old Kanawha County Courthouse. (Photos by Michael Switzer courtesy of the state Supreme Court) CHARLESTON -- Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis and Nineteenth Circuit Judge Alan Moats have started the 14 regional meetings on truancy. -
Tentative regional truancy meeting schedule released
Davis CHARLESTON -– Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis and Nineteenth Circuit Judge Alan Moats have released the tentative schedule of their regional meetings on truancy. -
Judges, state leaders review courtroom technology
Brad White, president and CEO of Nomad Technologies Inc., talks to Kathleen Gross, deputy administrative director of the courts. Gross is a member of the committee that will choose a vendor for multimedia courtroom equipment. MARTINSBURG -- Multimedia technology could eventually be set up in courtrooms throughout the state, and a special committee's visit to Berkeley County is a step in that direction. -
Groh's first days as judge may be nomadic
MARTINSBURG - Before she can design her own stationery with her work address on it, there's something newly appointed 23rd Circuit Judge Gina Marie Groh needs -- her work address. -
Four justices to attend opening of Berkeley Judicial Center
MARTINSBURG -- Four of West Virginia's five Supreme Court justices will attend the grand opening Friday of the Berkeley County Judicial Center at 2 p.m. Friday.