Press Releases
Press Release Archive
November 2020
- New Family Court Judge to be sworn in Monday (November 25)
- Justice Evan Jenkins to be Chief Justice in 2021,Justice John Hutchison to be Chief Justice in 2022 (November 20)
- Justice Jenkins Makes Virtual Classroom Visits (November 19)
- Former Supreme Court Justice Richard Neely Dies (November 9)
- Supreme Court Admits Lawyers (November 5)
October 2020
- Probation Division Releases RFP for Treatment Court Lab Services (October 30)
- Supreme Court Admits Lawyers (October 30)
- Margaret Workman Serves As Chief Justice One Last Time (October 28)
- Boone County Hosts Second Family Treatment Court Graduation (October 27)
- Supreme Court Admits Lawyers (October 27)
- New "And Justice For All" Video Available (October 22)
- Judicial Association Votes In New Officers (October 21)
- Boone County to Host Second Family Treatment Court Graduation (October 20)
- Judge Dimlich Sits on Supreme Court for One Case (October 15)
- Eastern Panhandle Woman Named Probation Officer of the Year (October 14)
- Judge Cohee Sits on Supreme Court for One Case (October 14)
- New "And Justice For All" video available (October 6)
- New "And Justice For All" available (October 1)
September 2020
- Supreme Court Admits Lawyers (September 23)
- Supreme Court admits lawyers (September 16)
- New "And Justice For All" Video available (September 10)
- New ‘Lady Justice’ Podcast Features Women Supreme Court Justices From Four States (September 9)
August 2020
- Supreme Court to Resume In-Person Oral Arguments (August 28)
- New "And Justice For All" Video Available (August 26)
- New “And Justice For All” Video Available (August 18)
- Family Treatment Courts Expand in West Virginia (August 14)
- Kanawha County Juvenile Drug Court Gets Emergency Grant (August 13)
- Boone Couple First to Graduate from Family Treatment Court in W.Va.(August 11)
- New "And Justice For All" Video Available (August 11)
- Boone County to Hold State’s First Family Treatment Court Graduation (August 10)
- New "And Justice For All" Video Available (August 3)
July 2020
- New "And Justice For All" Video Available (July 27)
- New “And Justice For All” Video Available (July 20)
- Probation Officers Help Keep West Virginia Safe (July 20)
- Juvenile Drug Court Celebrates 80th Graduate (July 16)
- A new "And Justice For All" Video is Available (July 13)
- A new "And Justice For All" Video is Available (July 7)
June 2020
- A new "And Justice For All" Video is Available (June 30)
- Courts Prepared to Resume Holding Trials (June 26)
- Family Court Office Closing For Three Days (June 24)
- New Monongalia Circuit Judge Investiture to be June 29 (June 24)
- Justice Hutchison Sworn In For Four-year Term (June 24)
- Supreme Court Establishes Instagram Account (June 23)
- A new "And Justice For All" Video is Available (June 22)
- New "And Justice For All" Video Available (June 15)
- New "And Justice For All" Videos Available (June 8)
- Justice Jenkins Launches "And Justice For All" Civic Eduation Video Series (June 1)
May 2020
- Supreme Court, National Guard Make Video About Workplace Best Practices (May 28)
- Supreme Court Makes Recordings of Oral Arguments Available for First Time (May 27)
- West Virginia Courts Conduct Thousands of Virtual Hearings (May 26)
- Supreme Court Admits Lawyers in Virtual Ceremony (May 21)
- Judge Beane to sit on Supreme Court for one case (May 18)
- WV Courts to Begin First Step of Gradual, Phased-in Resumption of Operations on May 18; New Protocols to Guide Procedures (May 6)
- Senior Status Magistrate Kept Kanawha Magistrate Court Operational During Closure (May 4)
April 2020
- New Temporary Order Gives Additional Guidance In Civil Matters, Seeks Public Comments (April 24)
- Judge Lorensen Sits On Supreme Court Remotely (April 23)
- Chief Justice Issues Revised Order Extending Judicial Emergency Through May 15 (April 22)
- Supreme Court Establishes Guardian Ad Litem Phone Line, Conducts Training Remotely (April 20)
- Video Shows WV Court System Continues to Work During Coronavirus Pandemic (April 20)
- Mass Litigation Panel Releases 2019 Annual Report (April 10)
- Justice Beth Walker Participates in "Lady Justices" Educational Video (April 8 )
- Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Remotely (April 8)
- Supreme Court Extends Judicial Emergency To Reduce In-person Proceedings Throughout W.Va. Due to Coronavirus (April 3)
March 2020
- Kanawha Judicial Offices Remain Functional Despite Building Closure (March 26)
- West Virginia Supreme Court Declares Judicial Emergency to Reduce In-Person Proceedings (March 22)
- Judicial Employee Hospitalized with COVID-19 (March 21)
- Supreme Court Issues Order Suspending Court Proceedings Throughout West Virginia Due To Coronavirus (March 16)
- Supreme Court Arguments Postponed (March 13)
- CIP Postpones Training Sessions (March 13)
- Supreme Court Issues Protocol on Coronavirus (March 12)
- Legislature Approves Fiscally Responsible Budget for State's Court System (March 11)
- Treatment Court Graduation Ceremony Focuses on Hope (March 5)
- Supreme Court Admits Lawyers (March 4)
- Judge Nines to Sit on Supreme Court for One Case (March 3)
February 2020
- Graduation Ceremony to Highlight Treatment Court Day at the Legislature (February 26)
- Judge Bloom to preside over mock trial for the Big Bad Wolf (February 25)
- Nicholas County Family Treatment Court Holds Opening Ceremony (February 21)
- Justices to Attend Family Drug Treatment Court Opening in Nicholas County (February 20)
- Two Circuit Judges Hear Supreme Court Cases (February 13)
January 2020
- Justices Attend Family Drug Treatment Court Opening in Roane County (January 31)
- Chief Justice Armstead to speak for career day (January 31)
- Supreme Court Admits Lawyers (January 30)
- Justices to Attend Family Drug Treatment Court Opening in Roane County (January 29)
- Business Court Issues Annual Report for 2019 (January 24)
- Chief Justice Armstead Presents Budget Request That is $4 Million Less Than Five Years Ago (January 13)
- Legislative Auditor Praises Supreme Court for Changes Made Over the Last Year (January 7)
- Chief Justice Armstead Explains Goals for 2020 in Two New Videos (January 6)
- 2020 Interest Rate on Judgements and Decrees (January 3)
- New Magistrate Appointed in Kanawha County (January 2)
