West Virginia § 50-1-6 Vacancy in office of magistrate

West Virginia Statutes

§ 50-1-6 — Vacancy in office of magistrate

West Virginia § 50-1-6

Ch. 50MAGISTRATE COURTS

Art. 1COURTS AND OFFICERS

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Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 50-1-6 (2026).

Text

(a)Subject to the provisions of §3-10-1 of this code, when a vacancy occurs in the office of magistrate, or upon the formal announcement by letter to the judge of the circuit court, or the chief judge thereof if there is more than one judge of the circuit court, of an upcoming resignation or retirement that will result in the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of magistrate, including resignation of a magistrate-elect following the election of such magistrate-elect but prior to the magistrate-elect taking office in the term for which he or she has most recently been elected, such judge or chief judge shall fill the same by appointment.

(b)At a nonpartisan judicial election in which a magistrate is elected for an unexpired term, the circuit judge, or the chief judge thereof if there i

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(a) Subject to the provisions of §3-10-1 of this code, when a vacancy occurs in the office of magistrate, or upon the formal announcement by letter to the judge of the circuit court, or the chief judge thereof if there is more than one judge of the circuit court, of an upcoming resignation or retirement that will result in the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of magistrate, including resignation of a magistrate-elect following the election of such magistrate-elect but prior to the magistrate-elect taking office in the term for which he or she has most recently been elected, such judge or chief judge shall fill the same by appointment.

(b) At a nonpartisan judicial election in which a magistrate is elected for an unexpired term, the circuit judge, or the chief judge thereof if there is more than one judge of the circuit court, shall cause a notice of such election to be published prior to such election as a Class II-0 legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of §59-3-1et seq. of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the county involved.

Legislative History

2025 Reg. Sess., SB521; 2025 Reg. Sess., SB586; 2020 Reg. Sess., SB653; 2015 Reg. Sess., HB2010; 2012 Reg. Sess., HB4314; 1997 Reg. Sess., HB2259; 1976 Reg. Sess., HB1087