Article VIII of the Constitution of West Virginia

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constitutional provision

Article VIII of the Constitution of West Virginia is the section that establishes and governs the state’s judicial branch, including the structure, powers, and jurisdiction of its courts.

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Label	Occurrences
Article VIII of the Constitution of West Virginia canonical	2

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ
addresses	compensation of judges ⓘ impeachment or removal of judicial officers ⓘ judicial vacancies ⓘ temporary assignment of judges ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure independence of the judiciary in West Virginia ⓘ provide uniform judicial administration in West Virginia ⓘ
authorizes	creation of lower courts by the West Virginia Legislature ⓘ rulemaking power of the Supreme Court of Appeals for practice and procedure ⓘ
bindingOn	West Virginia Legislature with respect to judicial matters ⓘ all courts of West Virginia ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defines	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ circuit courts of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ family courts of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ magistrate courts of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ municipal courts of West Virginia ⓘ
establishes	judicial branch of West Virginia ⓘ
governs	discipline of West Virginia judges ⓘ qualifications of West Virginia judges ⓘ retirement of West Virginia judges ⓘ selection of judges in West Virginia ⓘ terms of office of West Virginia judges ⓘ
grantsPowerTo	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ circuit courts of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ family courts of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ magistrate courts of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law within the judicial domain of West Virginia ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesFor	Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia as court of last resort NERFINISHED ⓘ administrative authority of the Supreme Court of Appeals over the judicial system ⓘ appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Appeals ⓘ general jurisdiction of circuit courts ⓘ limited jurisdiction of magistrate courts ⓘ original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Appeals in certain cases ⓘ
regulates	jurisdiction of the courts of West Virginia ⓘ powers of the courts of West Virginia ⓘ structure of the courts of West Virginia ⓘ
requires	legislature to determine number of judges in certain courts ⓘ legislature to provide for judicial circuits ⓘ
state	West Virginia ⓘ

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Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia → constitutionalBasis → Article VIII of the Constitution of West Virginia ⓘ

Constitution of West Virginia → hasPart → Article VIII of the Constitution of West Virginia ⓘ