Gov. Manchin appoints 8 new judicial advisors
September 24, 2010
Charleston, West Virginia: Gov. Manchin has appointed an eight-member Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission to help him fill judicial vacancies and evaluate hopeful judges. The Commission will create a list of candidates within 90 days of a judicial vacancy. They will also advise the governor on which candidate to choose.
The appointees to this commission include:
- Kent Carper - Kanawha County Commission President
- 'Charles S. Trump IV - former House of Delegates Minority Leader
- Kenny Perdue - West Virginia AFL-CIO President
- Don Wagenheim - Chairman of H.E. Neumann Co.
- Burt Ketchem - Lawyer in Huntington, WV
- Sam Duncan - CEO of J.H. Fletcher and Co.
- Steve Robey - Owner of Arnett & Foster PLLC
- Debra H. Scudiere - Lawyer with the firm of Kay, Casto & Chaney and former president of the State Bar.
In addition to these eight members, the commission will include: the governor or someone appointed in his place; the President of the State Bar; and the dean of the West Virginia University College of Law.[1]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of West Virginia, Southern District of West Virginia
State courts:
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia • West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals • West Virginia Circuit Courts • West Virginia Family Courts • West Virginia Magistrate Courts • West Virginia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in West Virginia • West Virginia judicial elections • Judicial selection in West Virginia
