If a vacancy occurs in the office of family court judge, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment as provided in section three, article ten, chapter three of this code.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 51. Courts and Their Officers
§51-2A-1. Family Courts Established
§51-2A-2. Family Court Jurisdiction; Exceptions; Limitations
§51-2A-2a. Family Court Jurisdiction to Restrict Contact Between Parties
§51-2A-3. Number of Family Court Judges; Assignment of Family Court Judges by Family Court Circuits
§51-2A-4. Qualifications of Family Court Judges
§51-2A-5. Term of Office of Family Court Judge; Initial Appointment; Elections
§51-2A-6. Compensation and Expenses of Family Court Judges and Their Staffs
§51-2A-7. Powers; Administrative and Judicial Functions of Family Court Judge
§51-2A-9. Contempt Powers of Family Court Judge
§51-2A-10. Motion for Reconsideration of Family Court Order
§51-2A-11. Petition for Appeal
§51-2A-12. Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal
§51-2A-13. Motion to Dismiss Appeal
§51-2A-14. Review by Circuit Court; Record; Standard of Review; Temporary Order Upon Demand
§51-2A-15. Review by Supreme Court of Appeals; Assistance for Pro Se Appellants
§51-2A-16. Expiration of Appellate Procedures; Exceptions; Report Requirements
§51-2A-17. Disciplinary Proceedings for Family Court Judges
§51-2A-18. Vacancy in the Office of Family Court Judge
§51-2A-19. Temporary Assignment of Family Court Judges
§51-2A-20. County Commissions Required to Furnish Offices for the Family Court Judges
§51-2A-21. Budget of the Family Court
§51-2A-23. Operative Dates; Terminology
§51-2A-24. Review by Intermediate Court of Appeals; Transfer of Jurisdiction From Circuit Court