News from January 2024
Statewide e-filing system nears completion
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court is closing in the completion of the statewide e-filing system.
Armstead ready for another year as Chief Justice
CHARLESTON – As he begins his second stint as Chief Justice, Tim Armstead says he sees a busy year ahead.
Kentucky also wants to make U.S. citizenship a voting requirement
FRANKFORT, Kentucky – A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require a voter to be a U.S. citizen.
Man's estate blames Beckley doctors, hospital for being too slow treating his heart attack
BECKLEY – The estate of a 45-year-old Greenbrier County man says doctors at a Beckley hospital were too slow in treating his heart attack, which resulted in his death.
Statewide magistrate court case information now available online
CHARLESTON – Docket information about cases filed in the state magistrate courts is now available online to the public for free.“The court is trying to make court records more accessible,” Chief Justice Tim Armstead said during a January 25 press conference in the Supreme Court law library.
Attorney General Morrisey Co-Leads Brief Asking SCOTUS to Reverse Colo. Supreme Court Ballot Disqualification of Trump
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading an amicus brief with Indiana, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision from Colorado that kept former President Donald Trump off the ballot for that state’s Presidential Primary Elections.
WVAJ president says group's legislative goal is to protect right to trial by jury
CHARLESTON – As the legislative session rolls on, the president of a group for state trial attorneys says their goal remains simple.
Nitro couple blames city drainage systems for destruction of property
CHARLESTON – A Nitro couple blames the city's drainage systems for the destruction of their property.
Woman sues apartment building manager after falling on drain cover
CHARLESTON – A Belle woman blames the company that manages her apartment building for her injuries.
New Eastern Panhandle Family Court Judge to Be Sworn In
Meredith Haines will be sworn in as a family court judge in the Twenty-Third Family Court Circuit (Hampshire, Mineral, and Morgan Counties) in a ceremony at noon on Friday, January 19.
Attorney General Morrisey Co-Leads Petition Asking Appeals Court to Declare New EPA Rule Under Clean Air Act Unlawful
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a coalition of 25 states in a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule unlawful.
Proposed amendment would add U.S. citizenship to state voting requirements
CHARLESTON – A Senate resolution would create an amendment to the state Constitution providing that only West Virginia citizens who are United States citizens are qualified to vote in elections.
Stuart officially enters state Attorney General race
CHARLESTON – Former U.S. Attorney and state Senator Mike Stuart filed paperwork January 23 to run for West Virginia Attorney General at the state Capitol.
Jackson County woman files medical negligence lawsuit
PARKERSBURG – A Jackson County woman is accusing a Wood County medical facility and two physicians of negligence.
Most incumbents seek re-election to Circuit Court seats
CHARLESTON – Many incumbent circuit court judges from across West Virginia have filed paperwork to retain their seats.
Toriseva seeks Democratic nomination for state Attorney General
CHARLESTON – A Democrat has jumped into the West Virginia Attorney General race. Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva announced her candidacy January 23.
McCuskey files paperwork to enter Attorney General race
CLARKSBURG – J.B. McCuskey has filed paperwork to run for West Virginia Attorney General.
Company blames adjacent daycare for sewer issues
CHARLESTON – A company that owes real estate in Belle blames a child care facility for sewer issues.
Man says storage company destroyed his business records
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County man says a company destroyed business records he had stored with them.
Scarr says ICA had great start in first full year
CHARLESTON — Chief Judge Thomas Scarr says the first full year of the Intermediate Court of Appeals was a great start for the court.