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Justice C. Haley Bunn of Oceana in Wyoming County is the youngest woman to serve in the post, the court said. The ceremony was held Thursday.
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A former federal prosecutor and West Virginia native who comes from generations of coal miners has been appointed to the state's highest court, Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court has purchased a building for judicial offices and the new Intermediate Court of Appeals.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals voted unanimously Monday to refuse a petition filed by a national nonprofit animal welfare group against Berkeley County Animal Control.
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On this West Virginia Morning, we get a sneak peek at this week’s episode of The Legislature Today. State lawmakers have been considering a variety of energy-related bills this session, including one with bipartisan support that would create a permitting system for underground carbon storage.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals voted on Thursday that charter schools in the state can continue as planned for now.
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A circuit judge has been appointed to a temporary seat on the West Virginia Supreme Court after the resignation of Justice Evan Jenkins.
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Gov. Jim Justice announced the appointments of judges Thomas E. Scarr of Huntington, Daniel W. Greear of Charleston and Donald A. Nickerson Jr. of Wheeling to the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals.
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Lawyers being admitted to practice in West Virginia would recite a pledge of civility under a proposal by the state Supreme Court. Supreme Court Chief Justice Evan Jenkins signed an order Monday that would put the proposal out for public comment, the court said in a news release. The court will review the comments and decide on final adoption.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court gave the green light for the governor’s appointment of a state lawmaker caught in the middle of a Republican dispute.