The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (in case citations, N.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.
the United States attorney is Matthew L. Harvey.
Organization of the court
The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia is one of two federal judicial districts in West Virginia (the other being the Southern District). Court for the Northern District is held at Clarksburg, Elkins, Martinsburg, and Wheeling.
Clarksburg Division comprises the following counties: Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Pleasants, Preston, Ritchie, and Taylor.
Elkins Division comprises the following counties: Barbour, Grant, Hardy, Lewis, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur, and Webster.
Martinsburg Division comprises the following counties: Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral, and Morgan.
Wheeling Division comprises the following counties: Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, and Wetzel.
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 Southern District of West Virginia
References
External links U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia The United States Attorney's Office Northern District of West Virginia