§50-1-9b. Appointment of Senior Magistrate Court Clerks
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is authorized to create a panel of senior magistrate court clerks to utilize the talent and experience of former magistrate court clerks of this state. The Supreme Court of Appeals shall promulgate rules providing for senior magistrate court clerks to be assigned duties as needed to serve: (1) […]
§50-1-10. Clerks, Deputy Clerks and Magistrate Assistants to Take Oath and Post Bond
Each magistrate court clerk, magistrate court deputy clerk, and magistrate assistant, shall take an oath of office and shall post a bond in the penalty of $25,000 with sufficient surety approved by the administrative director of the Supreme Court of Appeals or the judge of the circuit court, or the chief judge thereof if there […]
§50-1-11. Offices for Magistrates; Location; Expenses; Copy of State Code
Subject to the rules of the Supreme Court of Appeals, the location of offices for magistrates shall be determined by order of the judge of the circuit court, or the chief judge thereof if there is more than one judge of the circuit court. When required by geography or population dispersion and in order to […]
§50-1-12. Conduct of Office; Penalty
Magistrates shall be subject to and shall abide by the code of judicial ethics as adopted and amended by the Supreme Court of Appeals. In addition to such conduct as may be regulated by the rules of the Supreme Court of Appeals, no magistrate, magistrate court clerk or magistrate court deputy clerk or magistrate assistant […]
§50-1-13. Temporary Service Within or Outside of County
(a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals or judge of the circuit court of the county in which a magistrate is elected, or the chief judge thereof if there is more than one judge of the circuit court, may order a magistrate to serve temporarily at locations within the county other than […]
§50-1-14. Duties of Sheriff; Service of Process; Bailiff
(a) It shall be the duty of each sheriff to execute all civil and criminal process from any magistrate court which may be directed to such sheriff. Process shall be served in the same manner as provided by law for process from circuit courts. Subject to the supervision of the chief justice of the Supreme […]
§50-1-15. Transitional Provisions
Except as the same may be otherwise amended by act of the Legislature, and except for the provisions of article twenty of this chapter, all of the provisions of chapter fifty of this code existing immediately prior to the effective date of this chapter shall remain in full force and effect until January 1, 1977. […]
§50-1-16. Supervisory Rules
The Supreme Court of Appeals is hereby authorized to promulgate rules to carry out the intent of this chapter and to exercise rule-making authority granted by article VIII of the Constitution of West Virginia. Rules promulgated by the judge of a circuit court, or the chief judge thereof, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter […]
§50-1-17. Reference to Justice of the Peace; Abolition of the Office of Constable
On and after January 1, 1977, the phrase "justice of the peace" and the word "justice," when used in a context meaning "justice of the peace," shall be construed to mean magistrate as created by the provisions of this chapter. At such time the office of constable shall be abolished, and the duties previously performed […]
§50-1-8. Magistrate Court Clerks; Salaries; Duties; Duties of Circuit Clerk
(a) In each county having three or more magistrates the judge of the circuit court or the chief judge of the circuit court, if there is more than one judge of the circuit court, shall appoint a magistrate court clerk. In all other counties the judge may appoint a magistrate court clerk or may by […]