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Wetzel County is within the Second Judicial Circuit of the West Virginia Circuit Court, and the Second Circuit of the West Virginia Family Courts.[1]
The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia has jurisdiction in Wetzel County. Appeals from the Northern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
West Virginia is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in West Virginia, click here.
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.
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