April 16, 2013
Circuit Court Judge Thomas Evans III has been appointed to the West Virginia court system’s Business Court Division. The West Virginia Supreme Court said Chief Justice Brent Benjamin named Evans to replace former Circuit Court Judge Donald Cookman, who was …
October 12, 2012
The West Virginia Supreme Court’s first division to be located outside Charleston is open for business. The new business court division’s headquarters opened Wednesday in Martinsburg. The Supreme Court says about 100 people attended the ceremony. The division will focus …
September 19, 2012
The West Virginia Supreme Court says the newly created business court division will be headquartered in Martinsburg. Officials said the headquarters for the new system for business-related lawsuits will be located at the Berkeley County Judicial Center. The grand opening …
September 13, 2012
The state Supreme Court will debut a business court division next month, taking often-complicated disputes out of a hectic circuit court system, Chief Justice Robin Davis said this week. The business court that will start Oct. 10 generally will handle …
September 12, 2012
The state Supreme Court is set to discuss a court system for business-related lawsuits. An announcement was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in the Supreme Court chambers in Charleston. Earlier this year the court asked for the public’s comment on the …
February 22, 2012
The West Virginia Supreme Court is seeking comment on proposed rules for a new court system for business-related lawsuits. The court is reviewing draft rules presented by a committee led by Wayne County Circuit Judge Darrell Pratt. Pratt has said …