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.
PRINCETON — Del. Gary Martin "Marty" Gearheart (R-Mercer) is suing the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC), seeking to remove the commission's interim chancellor.
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.
CHARLESTON – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced the appointment of Jennifer Dent and Mark Wills as Circuit Court judges for the 11th and 9th districts, respectively.
PRINCETON – Ninth Judicial Circuit (Mercer County) Judge Omar Aboulhosn has resigned in letters sent to Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Margaret L. Workman.
Barnette CHARLESTON -- Jackson Kelly attorney David A. Barnette recently was appointed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to the Concord University Board of Governors for a four-year term.
Wiley CHARLESTON -- Super Lawyers magazine has honored Steven B. Wiley as a 2011 West Virginia Rising Star in the area of general litigation. Super Lawyers is a nationwide independent lawyer rating service.
CHARLESTON – Law examiners don't have to grant Shannon Kelly twice as long as others to take the state bar examination, U.S. District Judge David Faber decided.
Foster CHARLESTON -– Jeffrey A. Foster has joined Dinsmore & Shohl as an associate in the Litigation Department and a member of the Mass Tort Practice Group. He will practice in the firm's Charleston office.
Aboulhosn ATHENS -– Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge Omar Aboulhosn will be a participant in the first Concord University Alumni Career Symposium on Oct. 16.
