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Matthew Dean England
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Matthew Dean England is the judge on the Fourteenth Family Circuit in West Virginia. He was appointed to the court in October 2011 by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin.[1]
England ran for re-election in 2016.[2] Matthew Dean England won the general election on May 10, 2016.
Education
England received his undergraduate degree from Mountain State University and her J.D. from Appalachian School of Law.[3]
Career
England is currently Assistant Prosecutor in the Fayette County Prosecutor's Office. Before his appointment to the bench, he worked as a law enforcement officer in Raleigh County and the City of Beckley. England is also a U.S. Air Force veteran.[3]
Elections
2016
West Virginia held general elections for county judicial offices on May 10, 2016. This date coincided with partisan primaries for statewide and federal offices. The 2016 election was the first nonpartisan election for the state's judicial seats since statehood in 1863. Learn more about this change here. Candidates interested in filing for the election submitted paperwork by January 30, 2016. Incumbent Matthew Dean England ran unopposed in the general election for the West Virginia Family Court Circuit 14 seat.[2]
| West Virginia Family Court Circuit 14 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Matthew Dean England Incumbent | ||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results Center," accessed May 10, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the West Virginia Family Courts are each elected to six- and eight-year terms. Their initial term is six years and every subsequent term is eight years.[4] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state citizen, a circuit resident, at least 30 years of age and have five years of law practice in the state.[5]
2012
England ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6] He won his seat with 100% of the vote.[7]
- See also: West Virginia judicial elections, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ WBOY.com, "Fayetteville Assistant Prosecutor Appointed Family Court Judge," October 14, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Search," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 West Virginia Website Article, October 13, 2011
- ↑ West Virginia Judiciary, "Family Courts," accessed September 25, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: West Virginia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, Declared Results from Primary Election May 8, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results
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
