Since the creation of the State of West Virginia, the West Virginia Supreme Court has provided the only review of the decisions of the trial courts and administrative agencies. That meant that the West Virginia Supreme Court...more
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice appointed Thomas E. Scarr of Huntington, Daniel W. Greear of Charleston, and Donald A. Nickerson, Jr. of Wheeling to staggered terms on the newly-created West Virginia Intermediate Court of...more
Governor Jim Justice has signed Senate Bill 275, which includes the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021. The Act creates the framework for an Intermediate Court of Appeals that will be operable by July 1, 2022....more
We have now passed the first two major deadlines for this legislative session - the last days to introduce bills in both the House and Senate. While bills may still be originated in committee, the other deadlines still apply,...more
By the end of the 10th day of the 60-day session, the House has introduced 522 bills and the Senate 354. We discuss below a few of those bills and other developments in West Virginia that may interest our readers....more