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West Virginia is one of only 11 states with a single appellate court. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state's highest court and the court of last resort. It is the busiest appellate court of its type in the United States. [1]
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"West Virginia's 55 counties are divided into 31 circuits with 66 circuit judges. The circuits range in size from one with seven judges to 11 with one judge. Although as few as one or as many as four counties comprise a circuit, each county has a courthouse where the circuit judge presides." [2]
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