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'''Angela Cantrell''' {{Greener| start=5/10/2016 5:00pm CST| before= is| after= was}} a 2016 candidate for the [[Sixteenth Family Circuit, West Virginia|Sixteenth Family Court Circuit]] in [[West Virginia]].<ref name=wv>[http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/candidate-search/ ''West Virginia Secretary of State,'' "Candidate Search," accessed February 16, 2016]</ref> She was defeated in the [[West Virginia local trial court judicial elections, 2016|general election]] on May 10, 2016. | '''Angela Cantrell''' {{Greener| start=5/10/2016 5:00pm CST| before= is| after= was}} a 2016 candidate for the [[Sixteenth Family Circuit, West Virginia|Sixteenth Family Court Circuit]] in [[West Virginia]].<ref name=wv>[http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/candidate-search/ ''West Virginia Secretary of State,'' "Candidate Search," accessed February 16, 2016]</ref> She was defeated in the [[West Virginia local trial court judicial elections, 2016|general election]] on May 10, 2016. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 2 December 2025
Angela Cantrell was a 2016 candidate for the Sixteenth Family Court Circuit in West Virginia.[1] She was defeated in the general election on May 10, 2016.
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. William Dorsey defeated Angela Cantrell and Kenneth Barnett in the general election for the West Virginia Family Court Circuit 16 seat.[1]
| West Virginia Family Court Circuit 16 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 William Dorsey |
37.34% | 3,259 |
| Angela Cantrell | 32.79% | 2,862 |
| Kenneth Barnett | 29.88% | 2,608 |
| Total Votes | 8,729 | |
| 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.[2] 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.[3]
See also
External links
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
