Edythe Nash Gaiser “Eydie” is the Clerk of Court for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Eydie was appointed Clerk of Court on November 1, 2017. She served as Deputy Clerk of Court from August 2003 until she was appointed Clerk of Court.
She is an active member of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks, and is currently the president. She served on the executive committee from 2013 through 2015, vendor chair 2013-2014, and program chair 2014-2015. She completed undergraduate studies at Wheeling Jesuit University in 1985, and earned her law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 1988. Eydie was in private practice until 1999, when she moved to Tallahassee, Florida, and joined the Office of the State Courts Administrator of the Florida Supreme Court. In August 2003, Eydie moved back to West Virginia and accepted the position as Deputy Clerk of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, where she served until becoming Clerk of Court on November 1, 2017.
The Supreme Court Clerk's Office is open for business 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.
PHONE (304) 558-2601
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Obtaining copies of papers filed
Cases on the argument calendar: In cases that are placed upon the argument calendar, the Clerk's Office posts the lower court's order and the briefs filed by the parties on the appropriate argument calendar page.
Other cases: All public filings are available for inspection during office hours. Charges for copies vary depending on whether the cases are pending or closed. We are able to retrieve pleadings in most closed cases from archive materials; it is advisable to allow sufficient time for processing a record request that must be retrieved from archived material. In cases of significant public interest, we will make filings available on this Web site. The charge for copies is as follows: $1 per page for all opinions, 25¢ per page for copies of documents in pending cases and $1 per page for documents in closed cases. Fax or e-mail charges are $5 for the first page, $2 for the second page and $1 per page after that. There is a $2 per page charge for any documents reproduced from microfilm.
Opinion Summary Mailing List
This e-mail bulletin is prepared several times a year by the Clerk's Office. Subscribers to the free service receive periodic e-mail messages containing summaries of recently-filed opinions, organized by topic for easy reference, along with links to the full text opinions.
Statistical Reports
The Clerk's Office compiles an annual statistical report that covers case filings, dispositions, and other measures of interest to those who follow the Supreme Court. Reports for the following years are available:
- 2020 Caseload Quick Reference Facts
- 2019 Caseload Quick Reference Facts
- 2018 Caseload Quick Reference Facts
- 2017 Caseload Quick Reference Facts
- 2016 Caseload Quick Reference Facts
- 2015 Caseload Characteristics
- 2014 Statistical Report
- 2013 Statistical Report
- 2012 Statistical Report
- 2011 Statistical Report
- 2010 Statistical Report
- 2009 Statistical Report
- 2008 Statistical Report
- 2007 Statistical Report
- 2006 Statistical Report
- 2005 Statistical Report
- 2004 Statistical Report
- 2004 Supplement—Trends in Opinions
- 2003 Statistical Report
- 2002 Statistical Report
- 2001 Statistical Report
- 2000 Statistical Report
- 1999 Statistical Report
- 1998 Statistical Report
Guide to Preparing an Appeal from a Circuit Court Decision
