West Virginia Circuit Courts
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West Virginia Circuit Courts are the state’s primary trial courts of general jurisdiction, handling major civil and criminal cases before any appeals go to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Virginia circuit courts | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of general jurisdiction
ⓘ
state trial court system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Administrative Office of the Courts of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealLevelAbove | intermediate appellate review by Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canReview | administrative agency appeals when authorized by statute ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtOfRecord | true ⓘ |
| createdBy | Constitution of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eachCircuitCovers | one or more counties ⓘ |
| fundedBy | State of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | West Virginia Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
appeals from magistrate courts
ⓘ
appeals from municipal courts ⓘ domestic relations cases ⓘ juvenile cases ⓘ major civil cases ⓘ major criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
conduct bench trials
ⓘ
conduct jury trials ⓘ impose felony sentences ⓘ issue injunctions ⓘ issue writs ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCircuits | 31 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJudges | over 70 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.courtswv.gov/lower-courts/circuit-courts.html ⓘ |
| highestAppealTo | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judgeSelectionMethod | nonpartisan election ⓘ |
| judgeTermLength | 8 years ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| levelInStateCourtHierarchy | trial court level ⓘ |
| organizedBy | geographic circuit ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorCourtType | county-level circuit courts in earlier constitutions ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction |
all felony criminal cases
ⓘ
certain misdemeanors ⓘ civil cases above magistrate court jurisdictional limits ⓘ equity matters ⓘ probate matters in some circumstances ⓘ |
| trialLevel | general jurisdiction trial court ⓘ |
| usesJuries | yes ⓘ |
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West Virginia circuit courts