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Intermediate Court of Appeals Established in WV

April 12th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

West Virginia has a revised legal system, thanks to legislation signed into law Friday which establishes a new intermediate court of appeals.

 

Originally recommended in 2009, the new court will have just three judges and one district. It had been approved by the State Senate for several years, only to get hung up in the House of Delegates.  Still, it is expected to be good for business interests. This is John Abegg, Executive Vice President of the Institute for Legal Reform of the US Chamber of Commerce…