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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 51-11-2

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

“Circuit court” means a circuit court of this state, as provided in § 51-2-1 of this code.

“Clerk” means the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

“Intermediate Court of Appeals” means the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia created by this article.

“Judge” means a person appointed or elected to serve as a Judge for the Intermediate Court of Appeals, pursuant to this article.

“Supreme Court of Appeals” means the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.