West Virginia judicial news

• Mine permit arguments heard by West Virginia judge, May 13, 2012
• JP Election Brief: Results from North Carolina and West Virginia (and more!), May 10, 2012
• Democrats choose nominees for West Virginia Supreme Court, May 09, 2012
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/25/2012, Apr 25, 2012
• West Virginia Supreme Court lowers budget request for next year, Apr 12, 2012
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 3/28/2012, Mar 28, 2012
• WV Supreme Court upholds Senate residency requirements, Mar 15, 2012
• WV Supreme Court to rule on Ag Commissioner candidate qualifications, Feb 27, 2012
• WV Legislature considers intermediate appellate court despite decreasing state appeals, Feb 14, 2012
• SCOTUS stays WV redistricting ruling, allows existing map, Jan 30, 2012
• West Virginia Federal Courts rule redistricting map unconstitutional, Jan 13, 2012

• West Virginia University and Big East Conference in jurisdiction fight over lawsuits concerning WVU's transition to the Big 12, Dec 26, 2011
• WV Judges propose steep penalties for truancy to the WV Legislature, Dec 14, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Election fever - Races in Mississippi, Montana, Washington and West Virginia, Nov 17, 2011
• WV Supreme Court sponsors initiative to tackle truancy, Nov 15, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Playing politics, Oct 27, 2011
• WV Judges go back to school for three day prep on new laws, Oct 13, 2011
• Federal lawsuit filed against Coca Cola in West Virginia over "original formula" claims, Sep 28, 2011
• Loughry running as Republican for WV Supreme Court, Sep 15, 2011
• State circuit court judge steps down from Monsanto case, Sep 01, 2011
• New circuit judge named for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court, Aug 01, 2011
• Candidacy announced for Supreme Court of Appeals, Jul 11, 2011
• Idaho Supreme Court to decide fate of Bellaire Bridge, Jun 30, 2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/8/2011, Jun 08, 2011
• Four new federal judge nominations from Obama, May 23, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Comparing votes from the 2010 election, May 12, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: This week in the east, May 05, 2011
• Entire state Supreme Court recuses itself from case, May 01, 2011
• Family Court Judge announced to fill vacancy in Morgan, Hampshire and Mineral counties, Apr 16, 2011
• Judge M. Blane Michael passes away, Apr 01, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Proposed changes to judicial selection, Mar 31, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: The week in transparency, Mar 03, 2011
• Bill to raise judge's pay receives criticism, Mar 01, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: The cost of running for a Supreme Court, Feb 03, 2011
• Paul Farrell appointed to vacancy on Cabell County Circuit Court, Jan 22, 2011

• Timothy Sweeney appointed to West Virginia's 3rd Judicial Circuit, Dec 21, 2010
• Judge Fox to retire after 40 years, Oct 24, 2010
• Gov. Manchin appoints 8 new judicial advisors, Oct 17, 2010
• Municipal Judge Taylor to resign, Sep 25, 2010
• Circuit Judge Holland dies of heart attack, Sep 20, 2010
• Cabell County Chief Judge to retire, Aug 16, 2010
• Changes made to West Virginia court system, May 19, 2010
• Unofficial primary election results: West Virginia, May 12, 2010
• Justice McHugh runs for re-election to the West Virginia Supreme Court, Apr 06, 2010
• West Virginia Circuit Judge seeks election to the state Supreme Court, Jan 26, 2010
• Governor plans to introduce two judicial reform bills, Jan 15, 2010

• Irene Berger confirmed to federal bench, Oct 28, 2009
• District judge nominees approved by Senate Judiciary Committee, Oct 05, 2009
• Irene Berger federal nomination, Jul 22, 2009

WVa Supreme Court agrees to hear e-mail FOIA case

The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously agreed Thursday to consider The Associated Press' appeal of a ruling on whether the justices' e-mails are subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act. (3/26/09)

Even high court subject to FOIA in West Virginia

An Associated Press FOIA request was approved by Kanawha County Circuit Judge Duke Bloom; the request was for emails from outgoing Chief Justice Elliott Maynard. Initially denied, it requires the Supreme Court to release the electronic documents--something that has since been accomplished, though eight were withheld, since they did not pertain to court business. (9/15/2008)

Workman's primary showing impressive, analyst says

(5/15/2008)

W.Vs justices question need for additional court

Most of West Virginia's Supreme Court justices question the need for a midlevel appeals court, a proposal raised after they refused to hear two cases involving a combined $664 million in damages. "A big concern is that West Virginia taxpayers could be responsible for tremendous costs associated with a new level of judges, clerks, administrators and facilities," Justice Brent Benjamin said.

Justice Starcher steps aside in Massey case

West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher announced today that he is disqualifying himself from participating in the rehearing of the Harman Mining Corporation v. A. T. Massey Coal Company case. Oral arguments on the rehearing are set for March 12 at the Supreme Court. *Full text of Justice Starcher’s statement here

Interest Groups Spending Millions On Supreme Court Ads

Special interest groups are spending millions on ads targeting the upcoming Supreme Court election. While there has an electioneering communications law passed after the '04 election, groups are filing a lawsuit to avoid revealing donors names.