West Virginia State Courts - West Virginia State Court Judges, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Irene C. Berger, Jack Robert Nuzum (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: West Virginia State Court Judges, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Irene C. Berger, Jack Robert Nuzum, Daniel Polsley, John Hagans, Kenneth Keller Hall, Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan, William Smith O'brien, William Matthew Kidd, Sidney Lee Christie, Dennis Raymond Knapp, Courts of West Virginia, Robert Jackson Staker, W. Craig Broadwater, Ben Moore. Excerpt: The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of West Virginia, the highest of West Virginia's state courts. It is located in the state capital, Charleston. Although the West Virginia Constitution allows for an intermediate court of appeals to be created, the Supreme Court currently provides the only review of the decisions of lower trial courts (called "circuit courts"). The justices of the court are elected to 12 year terms by staggered, state-wide, partisan elections. Pursuant to the West Virginia Code (chapter 51), the Court holds two regular sessions annually with the first session commencing on the second Tuesday in January and the second session commencing on the first Wednesday in September. The Court may also sit in special session as needed. The current members of the Court are Chief Justice Robin Davis, Brent Benjamin, Menis Ketchum, Thomas McHugh, and Margaret Workman. On September 10, 2008, then-Chief Justice Eliot E. "Spike" Maynard named former justice Thomas McHugh to temporarily replace Justice Joseph P. Albright. Justice Albright had taken medical leave after being diagnosed with esophegial cancer. Justice Albright died on March 20, 2009. On April 8, 2009, Governor Joe Manchin appointed Justice McHugh to Justice Albright's vacant seat; therefore, an election shall be held in November 2010 to fulfill the unexpired term ceasing on Decem... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2415609