United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia explained

Court Type:district
Court Name:United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Abbreviation:N.D. W. Va.
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Seal Size:150
Map Image Width:150
Location:Martinsburg
Courthouse1:Federal Building and United States Courthouse
Location1:Wheeling
Location2:Elkins
Location3:Clarksburg
Appeals To:Fourth Circuit
Established:January 22, 1901
Judges Assigned:3
Chief:Tom Kleeh
Us Attorney:William J. Ihlenfeld II
Us Marshal:Terry Moore (acting)

The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (in case citations, N.D. W. Va.) is a federal court in the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The District was established on June 22, 1901.[1]

the United States attorney is William J. Ihlenfeld II.[2]

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia is one of two federal judicial districts in West Virginia. Court for the Northern District is held at Clarksburg, Elkins, Martinsburg, and Wheeling.

Clarksburg Division comprises the following counties: Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Pleasants, Preston, Ritchie, and Taylor.

Elkins Division comprises the following counties: Barbour, Grant, Hardy, Lewis, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur, and Webster.

Martinsburg Division comprises the following counties: Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral, and Morgan.

Wheeling Division comprises the following counties: Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, and Wetzel.

Current judges

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/u.s.-district-courts-districts-west-virginia-legislative-history U.S. District Courts of West Virginia, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
  2. William J. Ihlenfeld, II sworn in as United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia . October 12, 2021 . U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia . Wheeling, West Virginia . October 12, 2021.