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Julie Yeager
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Julie Yeager was a judge for the magistrate court in Kanawha County, West Virginia. She resigned from the court in July 2017.[1]
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 Julie Yeager defeated Melanie Rucker in the general election for the Kanawha County Magistrate Court Division 7 seat.[2]
| Kanawha County Magistrate Court Division 7 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Julie Yeager Incumbent |
53.36% | 17,727 |
| Melanie Rucker | 46.48% | 15,444 |
| Write-in votes | 0.16% | 53 |
| Total Votes | 33,224 | |
| 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 Magistrate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[3] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a county resident, at least 21 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent. Judges of these courts do not need to be lawyers, but they must complete a course in rudimentary principles of law and procedure.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Charleston Gazette-Mail, "New magistrate appointed to fill Yeager vacancy in Kanawha court," August 4, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwv - ↑ West Virginia Judiciary, "Magistrate 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
