CHARLESTON -- Below is an outline of the federal actions that have begun since the start of the Obama Administration and the 111th U.S. Congress. This list was supplied by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce:
Webster CHARLESTON - A month prior to her appointment as the newest Kanawha Circuit judge, a Charleston attorney, and chairwoman of the House of Delegates' Judiciary Committee was able to conclude a defamation suit filed against her by a South Charleston man by apologizing for her erroneous statement.
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.
Kercheval MORGANTOWN -- The U.S. Constitution specifies that federal judges will be appointed by the President, subject to approval by the U.S. Senate. It is a partisan exercise; Republican Presidents appoint Republican judges and Democratic Presidents choose members of their own party to fill vacancies.
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.
Berger CHARLESTON - Despite any confirmation the appointment of a Kanawha Circuit judge to a federal judgeship is official, Gov. Joe Manchin is moving forward with finding a replacement.
CHARLESTON -- The last few weeks have seen the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Environmental and Public Works hold hearings to examine mountaintop removal and a Hollywood actress and other environmental activists arrested while protesting a mine site in Southern West Virginia.
Manchin CHARLESTON -- A non-profit legal advocacy group is calling on Gov. Joe Manchin to choose wisely in naming a replacement for Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene Berger, who was nominated to fill a federal court vacancy.
Berger CHARLESTON – President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he nominated Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene Berger to replace U.S. District Judge David Faber in West Virginia's Southern District.
Yoder MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court race of 2010 has its first candidate, a circuit judge from the Eastern Panhandle.
CHARLESTON -- It's a new day for West Virginia. The state Ethics Commission has a new director. Against the backdrop of pay-to-play antics in the governors' offices of Illinois and New Mexico, the Mountain State can set a tone for conduct in public office as pure as the driven snow.
Workman CHARLESTON -- Margaret L. Workman will be sworn in to her second term as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia during a ceremony at 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29.
CHARLESTON -- No one should be allowed to decide whether one innocent life is worth more than another. Not someone as poor as a college student or as powerful as a United States senator.
Lewis MORGANTOWN - Losing the closest attorney general's race in state history three years ago may help Hiram Lewis stand out in a crowd of Republican competitors during the 2008 race.
MORGANTOWN -- In 1963, Congress passed the national Equal Pay Act, and it's been almost a decade since lawmakers enacted the 1998 Equal Pay Bill for the state of West Virginia.