CHARLESTON -- Charleston attorney Joanna I. Tabit is one of the seven candidates being considered for Judge Irene C. Berger's soon-to-be vacant seat in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Kercheval MORGANTOWN -- Irene Berger likes to crochet in her spare time. It takes hour after hour of pulling loops of yarn through other loops until you finally finish the pattern.
Brown CHARLESTON -- Kathy Brown, a Charleston attorney and former television anchor, is one of seven people chosen for an appointment by Gov. Joe Manchin to fill the position soon to be vacated by Judge Irene C. Berger.
Disbarred Charleston attorney John E. Lutz Jr., foreground, is followed by his attorney, Tim Carrico, and an unidentified probation officer following Lutz's sentencing on Oct. 21 in Kanawha Circuit Court for forging a public document. (Photo by Lawrence Smith) CHARLESTON - A disbarred Charleston attorney will remain a free man for his role in attempting to convince a former client a judge signed-off on a bogus settlement agreement.
Brown CHARLESTON – Now that Irene Berger has been confirmed as a federal judge, Gov. Joe Manchin must narrow his list of seven potential replacements for her on the Kanawha Circuit Court.
Berger WASHINGTON -– The United State Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Irene Berger's appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Berger CHARLESTON -– If Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene Berger is confirmed for a federal judgeship, Gov. Joe Manchin already has the list of her seven potential successors.
McHugh CHARLESTON -- Supreme Court Justice Thomas McHugh on Tuesday swore in four new sex offender intensive supervision officers during a ceremony in the Supreme Court Chamber.
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man is suing a Charleston-area hospital alleging the carelessness of its staff contributed to the wrongful death of his mother.
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman is alleging both a national department store chain, and a cosmetics company played a trick on her when they treated her to samples of the latter's beauty products.
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman is alleging the procrastination of her attorney, a former family lawmaster, left her on the hook for over $55,000 in child support overpayments.
Wolfe CHARLESTON - One of two lawsuits a Charleston attorney filed stemming from injuries he sustained following a DUI arrest two years ago has come to a conclusion.
Cowley CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man is accused of holding his former girlfriend against her will, and later contributing to the circumstances that led to her death last year.
Hunt CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman's legal malpractice suit against two Charleston attorneys, including a member of the state House of Delegates, is scheduled for later this Fall.