Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of West Virginia and the highest of the state's courts. It sits mainly at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, though state law required it to hold sessions in Charles Town as well from 1873 to 1915, and it still holds special sittings around the state. Although the state constitution allowed an intermediate court of appeals, the legislature declined to create one from 1974 until 2021, so for that period the Supreme Court was the only reviewing court for the circuit courts. A new Intermediate Court of Appeals began work on 1 July 2022 for administrative, family and civil appeals, while criminal appeals still go to the Supreme Court. Justices are elected to staggered twelve-year terms in nonpartisan statewide elections, a change from partisan elections that ended in 2015.