Courts in West Virginia
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West Virginia's Family Courts hear domestic relations and domestic violence cases, and its Municipal Courts hear DWI/DUI and traffic infraction cases. West Virginia's Magistrate's Courts hear a variety of civil cases, including those relating to torts, contracts, juvenile and misdemeanor charges, as well as traffic infractions. In West Virginia, Circuit Courts are trial courts that handle domestic relations, mental health, juvenile, torts, real property, and probate and estate matters, and also hear cases regarding felony charges and criminal appeals. Circuit Courts also serve as West Virginia's appeals court for civil appeals. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is the highest court in the state, and can hear all types of appeals cases. To find out more about West Virginia courts, visit the West Virginia Judiciary's website at http://www.courtswv.gov/. To get copies of West Virginia court documents, or find information about West Virginia court records, contact the court where the case took place, of the Clerk of Courts office in the county where the court is located. A directory of West Virginia courts and clerks can be found at http://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-by-county.html.
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24, May 2012 - Juvenile drug court to begin - Journal & Sunday Journal
The Jefferson County Commission unanimously voted to allow the program to use some of the space in Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Ralph Lorenzetti's offices. The Juvenile Drug Court Program in West Virginia has achieved an approximate 75 percent ...
24, May 2012 - Va. Inmate Dies After Fight with Fellow Prisoner
An inmate at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail has died following an altercation with another prisoner. The inmate was at the jail in Duffield awaiting a civil commitment for sex offenses.
24, May 2012 - Obama struggles in Kentucky, Arkansas primaries - YAHOO!
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Voters registered a strong protest ... West Virginia this month also waged a similar protest against the president, giving a prison inmate in Texas nearly 43 percent of the Democratic primary vote. The outcome in all ...
24, May 2012 - Murder investigation at Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Duffield
A murder investigation is underway at Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Duffield.
24, May 2012 - Va inmate dies after fight at Southwest Va. Regional Jail
DUFFIELD, Va. (AP) -- An inmate at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail has died following an altercation with another prisoner. Forty-year-old Jeffrey Allen Kilgore died at a local hospital Thursday. Maj.
24, May 2012 - WVDNR Advises People to Leave Young Wildlife Alone - WVNT-TV
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR ... during the closed season range from $20 to a maximum of $1,000 and/or up to 100 days in jail, according to the news release.
24, May 2012 - Charleston man sues Municipal League - Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Charleston man is suing the West Virginia Municipal League for its involvement in a ... said during a hearing before the Northern District Bankruptcy Court in Clarksburg in August 2010. Cutlip was also the executive director of ...
24, May 2012 - Obama struggles in Kentucky, Arkansas primaries - wina.com
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Voters registered a strong protest ... West Virginia this month also waged a similar protest against the president, giving a prison inmate in Texas nearly 43 percent of the Democratic primary vote.
24, May 2012 - When in legal trouble, many Virginia Tech athletes turn to Radford lawyer Jimmy Turk - Roanoke Time
I thought I’d draw attention to a story I wrote for today’s paper on Radford lawyer Jimmy Turk, a well-known defense attorney in Southwest Virginia who many Hokies ... a crash with a drunken driver in Roanoke made an emotional speech to ...
24, May 2012 - Zimmer Hip Replacement Class Acton Lawsuit for Shareholders Dismissed - AboutLawsuits.com
A federal appeals court has ruled that shareholders were not ... Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension Fund and the Carpenters Pension Fund of West Virginia, alleging that Zimmer Holdings fraudulently withheld information about the issues ...
24, May 2012 - Suit over soda's formula points to problems in W.Va. legal system - Legal News Line
(Legal Newsline) - Proponents of lawsuit reform in West Virginia say a case filed by a prison inmate over a popular soda maker's formula is a prime example of how such frivolous suits are casting a cloud over the state's business climate. In September ...
24, May 2012 - Veteran Indiana senator loses primary battle - WSAV-TV
He swept the Republican presidential primaries in Indiana, North Carolina and West Virginia on Tuesday, drawing close to the 1,144 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination ... A man in prison in Texas was getting 4 out of 10 votes in West ...
24, May 2012 - N.Y. man sentenced in Elkins on cigarette charges
ELKINS, W.Va. -- A New York man convicted of contraband cigarette charges in West Virginia will spend more than a year in prison. Mohammad D. Mohammad of Brooklyn, N.Y., also must pay a $5,000 fine. Mohammad pleaded guilty last November to one count of tra...
24, May 2012 - Kanawha, WV Lunsford Sentenced - Metro News
Lena Lunsford was sentenced to eight months in prison and one year of probation Tuesday. Lunsford, 29, previously pleaded guilty to federal welfare fraud charges. She was sentenced in the U.S. Northern District Court of West Virginia. Lunsford had been ...
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