United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

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The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising in the northern region of West Virginia.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States district court
federal trial court
appealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
applies Federal Rules of Evidence
country United States
enforces United States federal law
hasAbbreviation N.D.W. Va.
N.D.W.Va.
hasBuildingType courthouse
hasFunction adjudication of federal disputes
imposition of federal criminal sentences
interpretation of federal law in its district
hasLanguage English
hasLevel trial court
hasScope original jurisdiction over most federal cases in northern West Virginia
hasSeat Clarksburg, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Elkins, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Wheeling, West Virginia
hasType Article III court
hears bankruptcy appeals
cases involving federal agencies
cases involving federal statutes
cases involving the United States Constitution
diversity jurisdiction cases
federal question cases
isPartOf United States District Court for the District of West Virginia (historical federal court structure)
jurisdiction Northern District of West Virginia
federal civil cases
federal criminal cases
locatedIn West Virginia
northern region of West Virginia
oversees federal grand juries in northern West Virginia
federal petit juries in northern West Virginia
partOf United States federal court system
federal judiciary of the United States
serves residents of northern West Virginia
subjectTo review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
uses Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States federal rules of civil procedure


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