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Governor plans to introduce two judicial reform bills
January 14, 2010
Charleston, West Virginia: Governor Joe Manchin plans to introduce two new bills regarding judicial reform to the West Virginia Legislature this year. The first bill introduces a public financing project for the 2012 election of two Supreme Court judges. The other bill would create a judicial advisory committee which would advise the governor about selecting judges to fill court vacancies.[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