The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (in case citations, S.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.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
, the United States attorney for the District is Moore Capito.
Organization of the court
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is one of two federal judicial districts in West Virginia (the other being the Northern District). Court for the Southern District is held at Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, and Huntington.
Beckley Division comprises the following counties: Greenbrier, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming.
Bluefield Division comprises the following counties: Mercer, McDowell, and Monroe.
Charleston Division comprises the following counties: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Nicholas, Roane, Wirt, and Wood.
Huntington Division comprises the following counties: Cabell, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne.
Current judges :
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
See also Courts of West Virginia List of current United States district judges List of United States federal courthouses in West Virginia United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
References
External links U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia The United States Attorney's Office Southern District of West Virginia