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    Berkeley County, West Virginia (Judicial)

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    Berkeley County is within the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of the West Virginia Circuit Court, and the Twenty-Fourth Circuit of the West Virginia Family Courts.[1]

    The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia has jurisdiction in Berkeley County. Appeals from the Northern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

    Judges[edit]

    Berkeley County, West Virginia

    Circuit Court[edit]

    Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit, West Virginia


    Family Court[edit]

    Twenty-Fourth Family Circuit, West Virginia


    Magistrates[edit]

    Former judges[edit]

    Elections[edit]

    See also: West Virginia judicial elections

    West Virginia is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in West Virginia, click here.

    Election rules[edit]

    General election[edit]

    Judges in West Virginia compete in nonpartisan elections in even-numbered years. They run in a general election in that takes place on the same day as West Virginia's primary for partisan offices.


    External links[edit]

    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit
    2. ↑ West Virginia Judiciary, "Court Information by County," accessed July 16, 2015
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