Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
GPTKB entity
Properties (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court
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| gptkbp:appeal |
from lower courts
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil cases
criminal cases family law cases disciplinary matters administrative appeals |
| gptkbp:commander |
current chief justice
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
final authority on state law
|
| gptkbp:established |
1863
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| gptkbp:function |
review lower court decisions
interpret state constitution administrative authority over state courts oversee attorney discipline |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Charleston,_West_Virginia
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
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| gptkbp:issuedBy |
Governor_of_West_Virginia
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| gptkbp:judges |
5
constitutional issues administrative agency decisions intellectual property cases contract disputes local government actions civil rights cases statutory interpretation human rights cases tax law cases criminal law issues international law cases bankruptcy cases environmental law cases employment law cases labor law cases family law disputes consumer protection cases tort law cases voting rights cases public utility cases public health cases government contracts cases property law cases education law cases health law cases military law cases real estate law cases social security cases transportation law cases election law disputes insurance law cases disability law cases civil service cases public finance cases zoning law cases |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:West_Virginia
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| gptkbp:length |
12 years
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:West_Virginia
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:State_v._McKinney
gptkb:State_v._McCoy gptkb:State_v._McKenzie gptkb:State_v._Smith gptkb:State_v._McGraw |
| gptkbp:precedent |
establishes state law
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| gptkbp:previousName |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_West_Virginia
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| gptkbp:provides_access_to |
open court policy
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| gptkbp:type |
appellate court
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| gptkbp:website |
www.courtswv.gov
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