Judicial branch of West Virginia
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The Judicial branch of West Virginia is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting and applying West Virginia law, headed by the Supreme Court of Appeals and including lower courts that handle civil, criminal, and administrative cases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judicial branch of West Virginia canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of government
ⓘ
state court system ⓘ |
| appealsFrom |
West Virginia Circuit Courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia Family Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Magistrate Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| applies | laws of West Virginia ⓘ |
| appliesJurisdictionOver | State of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coequalWith |
Executive branch of West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legislative branch of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBranch | Judicial branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ensures |
due process in West Virginia
ⓘ
rule of law in West Virginia ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
administrative cases
ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.courtswv.gov/ ⓘ |
| hasPower | judicial review in West Virginia ⓘ |
| hasSeatOfHighestCourt | Charleston, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfBranch | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestCourt | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia Circuit Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Family Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Magistrate Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Municipal Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interprets |
Constitution of West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
laws of West Virginia ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystemType | common law system ⓘ |
| levelOfSystem | state level ⓘ |
| organizedInto |
appellate courts
ⓘ
trial courts ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
constitutional rights under the Constitution of West Virginia
ⓘ
constitutional rights under the Constitution of the United States ⓘ |
| reviews |
actions of executive branch of West Virginia
ⓘ
acts of West Virginia Legislature ⓘ |
| specializedCourt | West Virginia Family Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| trialCourtOfGeneralJurisdiction | West Virginia Circuit Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialCourtOfLimitedJurisdiction | West Virginia Magistrate Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
West Virginia Rules of Appellate Procedure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Rules of Criminal Procedure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.