Judicial branch of West Virginia

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The Judicial branch of West Virginia is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting and applying West Virginia law, headed by the Supreme Court of Appeals and including lower courts that handle civil, criminal, and administrative cases.

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Judicial branch of West Virginia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
state court system
appealsFrom West Virginia Circuit Courts
West Virginia Family Courts
West Virginia Magistrate Courts
appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
applies laws of West Virginia
appliesJurisdictionOver State of West Virginia
linked to: West Virginia
coequalWith Executive branch of West Virginia
Legislative branch of West Virginia
constitutionalBranch Judicial branch
linked to: The Judiciary
country United States
ensures due process in West Virginia
rule of law in West Virginia
handlesCaseType administrative cases
civil cases
criminal cases
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.courtswv.gov/
hasPower judicial review in West Virginia
hasSeatOfHighestCourt Charleston, West Virginia
headOfBranch Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
highestCourt Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
includes Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
West Virginia Circuit Courts
West Virginia Family Courts
West Virginia Magistrate Courts
West Virginia Municipal Courts
interprets Constitution of West Virginia
laws of West Virginia
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystemType common law system
levelOfSystem state level
organizedInto appellate courts
trial courts
overseenBy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
partOf Government of West Virginia
protects constitutional rights under the Constitution of West Virginia
constitutional rights under the Constitution of the United States
reviews actions of executive branch of West Virginia
acts of West Virginia Legislature
specializedCourt West Virginia Family Courts
state West Virginia
trialCourtOfGeneralJurisdiction West Virginia Circuit Courts
trialCourtOfLimitedJurisdiction West Virginia Magistrate Courts
uses West Virginia Rules of Appellate Procedure
West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure
West Virginia Rules of Criminal Procedure

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Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia branchOf Judicial branch of West Virginia
Government of West Virginia hasBranch Judicial branch of West Virginia