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The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of the state of West Virginia,the highest of West Virginia's state courts. The court sits primarily at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston,although from 1873 to 1915,it was also required by state law to hold sessions in Charles Town in the state's Eastern Panhandle. The court also holds special sittings at various locations across the state.
From the time of the Great Depression through the 1990s,the politics of West Virginia were largely dominated by the Democratic Party. In the 2000 presidential election,George W. Bush claimed a surprise victory over Al Gore,with 52% of the vote;he won West Virginia again in 2004,with 56% of the vote. West Virginia is now a heavily Republican state,with John McCain winning the state in 2008,Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020.
Margaret Lee Workman is an American lawyer and a former justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Her 1988 election to the Supreme Court made her the first woman elected to statewide office in West Virginia and first female Justice on the Court.
The Government of West Virginia is modeled after the Government of the United States,with three branches:the executive,consisting of the Governor of West Virginia and the other elected constitutional officers;the legislative,consisting of the West Virginia Legislature which includes the Senate and the House of Delegates;and the judicial,consisting of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and lower courts.
Robin Jean Davis is an American jurist who served on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. First elected to fill an unexpired term in 1996,Davis later won full twelve-year terms in 2000 and 2012. However,Davis retired before the end of her second full term in August 2018 after the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee named Davis in articles of impeachment during the Impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Nathan Goff Jr. was a United States representative from West Virginia,a Union Army officer,the 28th United States Secretary of the Navy during the administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes,a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit and a United States senator from West Virginia.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. state of West Virginia face legal challenges not faced by non-LGBT persons. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1976,and same-sex marriage has been recognized since October 2014. West Virginia statutes do not address discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity;however,the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal.
Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in West Virginia since October 9,2014. On July 28,2014,a ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Bostic v. Schaefer found Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. On October 6,2014,the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Bostic,allowing the ruling to take effect. As a result,on October 9,2014,Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced he was ordering state agencies to act in compliance with the controlling precedent in the Virginia case. Even though West Virginia's ban was not explicitly declared unconstitutional,the Fourth Circuit precedent made it certain the state's statutory ban would be overturned. The state started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples that same day. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia officially ruled the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional on November 7,2014.
Jack Robert Nuzum (1921–1998) served several years as Circuit Judge representing Randolph County in Elkins,West Virginia from 1976–1991. Prior to that,he was also a legislator,for Taylor County,West Virginia and then,neighboring Randolph County,West Virginia in the West Virginia Legislature as a member of the House of Delegates. After retirement from the judicial bench,Nuzum served as a Senior Judge for the State of West Virginia's Supreme Court System,occasionally being named to act in the place of other circuit judges when necessary. For many years,Jack R. Nuzum was a law partner of former West Virginia Governor Herman G. Kump in the Elkins law firm of Kump,Kump,and Nuzum. Herman Guy Kump was the 19th Governor of the state of West Virginia.
David Bennett McKinley is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,McKinley was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1980 to 1994,and chaired the West Virginia Republican Party from 1990 to 1994.
Allen Hayes Loughry,II is a former justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Richard Ray Snuffer serves in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2010.
The 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Patrick Riley McGeehan is a six-term Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and a former candidate for the United States Senate election in West Virginia,2014. He is also the author of several books and essays on economics,politics,and philosophy. He is the son of Lt. Col. Mark McGeehan who died in the 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash.
The 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
The impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia occurred on August 13,2018,when the West Virginia House of Delegates voted to impeach all five justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for charges relating to corruption,overspending,and lack of oversight. Despite being threatened in other states at other times,this is the only time in United States history that the entire bench of the highest court of a state has been impeached.
West Virginia held elections on November 3,2020. Elections for the United States Senate and House,as well as for several statewide offices including the governorship were held. These elections were held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election and other elections nationwide. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on June 9,2020.
William R. Wooton is an American attorney and politician who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia since January 1,2021.
The 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election was held on November 8,2022,electing all 100 members of the chamber. This coincided with the election of 17 of West Virginia's 34 state senators,and the election of West Virginia's two U.S. representatives. Primary elections were held on May 10,2022. Due to redistricting,this was the first House of Delegates election in which all members were elected from single member districts,with West Virginia following a trend of states phasing out multi-member districts in recent decades.
Eric Shuck is a judge of the West Virginia Family Courts for the 13th Family Court Circuit,serving Raleigh,Summers,and Wyoming counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
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- ↑ "Robert Schadler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Robert Schadler loses bid for reinstatement to Republican Committee - Keyser, WV - Mineral Daily News-Tribune". 2011-09-27. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ↑ "W.Va. 2010 election begins to take shape". Beckley Register-Herald. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
