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Richard Witt
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Richard Witt was a judge of the Twenty-Sixth Family Court Circuit in Putnam County, West Virginia. He was elected in 2014 to complete the term of William M. Watkins. [1]
Witt won election to a full term in the general election on May 10, 2016.[2]
Education
Witt received his undergraduate degree from West Virginia State University, and his J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law in 1997.[3]
Career
At the time of his judicial election in 2014, Witt was a sole practitioner.[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 Richard Witt ran unopposed in the general election for the West Virginia Family Court Circuit 26 seat.[2]
| West Virginia Family Court Circuit 26 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Richard Witt 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]
2014
See also: West Virginia judicial elections, 2014
Witt ran for election to the Twenty-Sixth Family Court Circuit.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on May 13, 2014, receiving 55.9 percent of the vote. He competed against Deloris Nibert.
General: He defeated David L. Hill in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 69.6 percent of the vote.
[6][7]
See also
External links
- West Virginia Judiciary, "Putnam County Court Information"
- West Virginia Judiciary, "Family Courts Overview"
- Rick Witt for Putnam County Family Court Judge
Footnotes
- ↑ Judicial selection in West Virginia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Search," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rick Witt for Putnam County Family Court Judge, "Bio," archived August 22, 2014
- ↑ 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, "2014 Candidate Listing By Office," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Unofficial 2014 Primary Election Results - Statewide," accessed May 14, 2014
