Home/West Virginia/Statutes/Ch. 51: COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS/Art. 1: SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS/§ 51-1-16
West Virginia Statutes

§ 51-1-16 — Director and assistant directors not to practice law

West Virginia § 51-1-16
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 51COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS
Art. 1SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS

This text of West Virginia § 51-1-16 (Director and assistant directors not to practice law) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering West Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 51-1-16 (2026).

Text

During his employment in the administrative office, no director or assistant director shall engage directly or indirectly in the practice of law in any of the courts of this state.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Legislative History

1947 Reg. Sess., SB346; 1945 Reg. Sess., HB308

Nearby Sections

15
§ 51-1-1
Justices
§ 51-1-10
Adjournment
§ 51-1-10a
Salary of justices
§ 51-1-11
Appointment and compensation of the Clerk and employees of the clerks' office; compensation
§ 51-1-12
Duties of clerk
§ 51-1-13
Repealed. Acts, 1975 Reg. Sess., Ch. 126
§ 51-1-14
Repealed. Acts, 1975 Reg. Sess., Ch. 126
§ 51-1-15
Administrative office of Supreme Court of Appeals continued; director; assistants and secretaries; seal
§ 51-1-16
Director and assistant directors not to practice law
§ 51-1-17
Administrative office of Supreme Court of Appeals -- duties of director
§ 51-1-18
Same -- Annual report of activities and estimates of expenditures
§ 51-1-19
Repealed. Acts, 1993 Reg. Sess., Ch. 56
§ 51-1-2
Chief justice
§ 51-1-20
Feasibility study of one day-one trial jury selection system
§ 51-1-21
Authority to maintain domestic violence database
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 51-1-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/51/51-1-16.