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Nick Colvin (West Virginia)
Nick Colvin was a 2016 candidate for the West Virginia Judicial District 23 in West Virginia.[1] Colvin lost in the general election on May 10, 2016.
Campaign themes
2016
Colvin's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
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I am asking for your vote to help our people as the 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge for Division 6 so that they can have someone in office ready to hit the ground running and get to work on day one. We have a lot of work to do and your vote for me as Judge ensures that we have "an ant and not a grasshopper". What does that mean right? Well, one of my favorite Aesops fables involves the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper. The Ant works hard every day preparing for winter to set in so that he will have food to eat. The grasshopper plays all day and refuses to prepare for the inevitable change in the seasons. When winter comes, the ant is well fed and prospers while the grasshopper, who mocked the ant for his hard work during the summer, dies of starvation. The proverbial change of the seasons is coming and we need an Ant, not a grasshopper, to work diligently on a daily basis for our people. I have worked for the Court as a judicial law clerk, I have worked for our community as a prosecutor and now I run my own small business handling criminal and family law matters. I work tirelessly for my clients, many of whom are children in abuse and neglect matters. I spend countless hours in court every day so I understand exactly what it takes to run a fair and efficient courtroom. We have seen the ravages of drugs in our community and the increase in violent crime. We have seen more and more grandparents caring for their grandchildren because the parents cannot get clean from their addictions. We cannot afford eight more years where we have politics over substance. I am asking for your vote because as a native born West Virginian I care about our people and I refuse to see us fail. I represent the best chance for our people to succeed and I am honored to do the job as your Judge. [2] |
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| —Nick Colvin (2016), [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. Laura Faircloth defeated Bill Powell, Nick Colvin and Ralph Lorenzetti in the general election for the West Virginia Judicial Circuit 23, Division 6 seat.[1]
| West Virginia Judicial Circuit 23, Division 6 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Laura Faircloth |
44.63% | 7,902 |
| Bill Powell | 32.31% | 5,720 |
| Nick Colvin | 12.27% | 2,172 |
| Ralph Lorenzetti | 10.79% | 1,910 |
| Total Votes | 17,704 | |
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results Center," accessed May 10, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The judges of the West Virginia Circuit Court are elected in nonpartisan elections to serve eight-year terms. Judges must run for re-election when their terms expire.[4]
The chief judge of each circuit court is selected by peer vote. Term lengths vary by circuit.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on a West Virginia Circuit Court, a judge must be:[4]
- a citizen of West Virginia for at least five years;
- a resident of his or her circuit;
- at least 30 years old; and
- practiced in law for at least five years.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Search," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Colvin for Judge 2016, "Real Questions, Real Answers," accessed April 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: West Virginia," archived October 3, 2014
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
