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Yoder says surgery won't affect caseload, campaign
2/6/2012 10:30 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau

Yoder

CHARLESTON - An eastern Panhandle circuit judge who is one of the Republican candidates for state Supreme Court says an upcoming heart surgery will affect neither his caseload nor his campaign.

Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission receiving First Circuit applications
2/9/2012 7:55 AM -From staff reports
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission will begin receiving applications immediately for the vacancy in the First Judicial Circuit serving Brooke, Hancock and Ohio Counties.

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Chafin

Chafin hires national pollster for SupCo race
2/8/2012 9:18 AM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- Letitia "Tish" Chafin has signed Frederick Yang, partner at Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group, as the pollster for her 2012 Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia campaign.

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Williams

Intermediate appellate court a 'full step' to legal reform, panel says
2/2/2012 9:00 AM By Lawrence Smith -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON - Though a positive step forward, panelists at a legislative forum said revised rules of appellate procedure the state Supreme Court adopted a year ago don't go far enough in providing meaningful legal reform in West Virginia.
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Supreme Court leaves in place financial guidelines for indigent filing in civil cases
2/2/2012 8:41 AM -From staff reports
CHARLESTON -- The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has issued an order signed by Chief Justice Menis Ketchum leaving in place the financial guidelines for indigent filing in civil cases for calendar year 2012 that were set July 1, 2011.

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Rogers

Rogers files for Supreme Court
1/30/2012 9:17 PM By Chris Dickerson -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON -- One more candidate has joined the list of those looking to join the state Supreme Court.

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Ketchum

Justices grant new trial over juror's failed disclosure
1/27/2012 7:50 AM By Steve Korris -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - State Supreme Court Justices granted the city of Wheeling a new trial in an age discrimination case because a juror failed to disclose that she had sued her employer.

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Raleigh attorney accused of mishandling Boone woman's estate
1/27/2012 7:40 AM By Lawrence Smith -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - A Raleigh County attorney faces disciplinary charges she failed to diligently settle an estate of a Boone County woman.

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Ketchum

Ketchum lays out goals for Court's next fiscal year
1/26/2012 7:48 AM By Lawrence Smith -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - For the next year, Menis E. Ketchum has two objectives as chief justice of the state Supreme Court -- write opinions and cut the budget.

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Cross Lanes attorney surrenders license
1/26/2012 7:16 AM By Lawrence Smith -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - A Cross Lanes attorney has decided against contesting a statement of charges against him, and opted to surrender his law license.

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Smith accused of communication failure in two other cases
1/26/2012 7:14 AM By Lawrence Smith -Statehouse Bureau
CHARLESTON - Records show prior to his disbarment, Martin R. Smith Jr. failed to communicate with two clients about their cases.

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