Theresa Cogar Turner
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2022
Theresa Cogar Turner is a judge for the Seventeenth Family Court Circuit in West Virginia.[1] Theresa Cogar Turner won the general election on May 10, 2016.
Campaign themes
2016
Turner's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
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In the 15 years that I have been practicing law, I have been an Assistant Public Defender, representing persons charged with crimes who couldn’t afford to hire an attorney, and I have been an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, seeking to prosecute persons believed to have committed crimes. However, I spent the majority of my professional career, 8 years, in the WV Family Court System as a Child Support Attorney for the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement. But, what truly separates me from any other candidate is the fact that I have real world experience that comes from simply living life, and handling all of the ups and downs that you’re given along the way. It’s those ups and downs that make us who we are, and they have made me who I am. I am strong and compassionate. I am a mom, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. However, I am also someone who has experienced the West Virginia Family Court System in just about every way possible, not just as a child support attorney for 8 years, but also as someone who has gone through a divorce, someone who receives child support, and someone married to a man who pays child support. So, you see, no matter what your situation, chances are I can relate on some level, and this is what makes me the clear choice for your Family Court Judge. [2] |
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| —Theresa Cogar Turner (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. Theresa Cogar Turner defeated incumbent Robert Sowa and Mikal-Ellen Bailey in the general election for the West Virginia Family Court Circuit 17 seat.[1]
| West Virginia Family Court Circuit 17 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Theresa Cogar Turner |
54.47% | 7,825 |
| Robert Sowa Incumbent | 33.35% | 4,791 |
| Mikal-Ellen Bailey | 12.18% | 1,750 |
| Total Votes | 14,366 | |
| 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]
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.
- ↑ Facebook, "Theresa Cogar Turner for Family Court Judge," accessed April 29, 2016
- ↑ 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
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
