Court Type: | district |
Court Name: | United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia |
Abbreviation: | N.D. W. Va. |
Seal: | USDCNDWV.png |
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]
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.