In 2008 and 2016 she was re-elected to a circuit that also included Summers County. He is married to Sheryl Witt and he has one son, two step-daughters, and two step-grandsons. On 02/03/2009 RE MARRIAGE OF KNARR, RYAN NICHOLAS AND KNARR, TARA JOHNATHON was filed as a Family - Marriage Dissolution/Divorce lawsuit. In 2000 she joined the firm of Frankovitch, Anetakis, Colantonio & Simon in Weirton, West Virginia, where she practiced family law, bankruptcy, and general civil litigation. This case was filed in San Francisco County Superior Courts, with None presiding. She worked at the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund in Princeton in 1988 to 1991 before entering private practice, during which time she was a partner at Bell & Griffith, LC, from 1990 to 2000. Judge Chernenko has been on the vanguard of family court judicial administration, with the goal of making better the lives of children and families. Judge Theresa Cogar Turner is a native of Lewis County. The backlog only worsened with the resignation of her first law clerk in July 2016. She has a 1987 bachelor's degree in business from Fairmont State College and a 1990 law degree from West Virginia University College of Law. The business address is 330 Jay St Rm 592, Brooklyn, NY 11201-2935. Judge Workman was a law clerk in Cabell County to former Sixth Judicial Circuit Judge Dan OHanlon from 2002 to 2004 and in Logan County to Seventh Judicial Circuit Judge Eric OBriant from 2011 to 2015, where he was a participant in the Adult Drug Court team. "Never in a million years did I think our justice system was like this," one mother said. He previously worked at Salmons Law Offices and is a former member of the West Virginia Ethics Commission. Division I Judge Gayle L. Crane. He is a member of the Petersburg Masonic Lodge. She is an active member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section and currently serves as the Chairwoman of the Alimony Committee. Before she became a judge, she also had been a family court guardian ad litem for Lincoln, Logan, and Mingo Counties since 2005 and an approved family court mediator for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals since 2013. July 1, 2022, all drivers license services have moved from the Offices Attorney Information Registration History Prior to her legal career, she obtained an Associates Degree in Nursing from Mount Aloysius Junior College in 1986. The final vote was 5,444 votes for Chapman versus 4,693 votes for Neal. The Family Division is located at 175 NW 1st Avenue, Miami Florida 33128. Phone Number: (954) 831-7565. Judge Nicholas S. Thompson was allegedly conducting business as the court's night judge and issuing warrants to law enforcement while in an undisclosed foreign country, the court said in. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the United States Architectural and Barriers Compliance Board and he was reappointed by President George H.W. Judge Sabrina L. Deskins was born in South Williamson, Kentucky. Jeffrey and Virginia McKale, of New Jersey, came before Younge in 2017 in a bid to get their two grandsons from their mother, who had been using drugs. She retained the position through election in May 2018. She worked at VanNostrand & Morton, PLLC, from 1990 to 2012, Milan Puskar Trust from 2011 to 2012, and she had a solo practice from 2013 until she took the bench. Pima County residents may file a fraud report online at www.pimasheriff.org or by calling (520) 351-4900 or 1-888-477-2328. Campbell County, Kentucky Welcome to the official website of Campbell County, Kentucky! Hours of Operation 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays. Juvenile Court Juvenile and Family Justice Center 25 W. 7th St. St. Paul, MN 55102 (651) 266-5115 His Honour Judge Peter Carr. His first day on the bench in Nicholas County is scheduled for. She is also a member of the Kanawha County Family Law Bench Bar Committee. Her predecessor was appointed as a Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge. Susan Ritschard Family Court Facilitator-Grand County 970-725-3357 View more. He received an associates degree in paramedic science and a Regents bachelors degree from Marshall University in 2002. Family Court Judge Anthony Bisaha was born and raised in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. In 2001 then-Gov. He has a 1978 bachelors degree in special education and a 1980 masters degree in industrial safety, both from Marshall University. Nicholas County Circuit Judge Steve Callaghan oversees the local family treatment court. He has a 1970 bachelors degree in mathematics from the West Virginia University Institute of Technology and a 1985 law degree summa cum laude from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in Atlanta. He is a 1986 graduate of Petersburg High School. Judge Spears spends his spare time as a drummer and guitarist with several music groups, including his church praise band. He subsequently opened his own practice and worked as a Jackson County assistant prosecuting attorney. of Circuit Court Clerk to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. But that also means judges who may be misbehaving or abusing their power can do so with little public scrutiny, legal experts say. Kress daughter Brianna Donahue, now 19, plans to file a lawsuit against the city next week for negligence and violation of her civil rights over how she said she was treated while in foster care. He previously worked as a paralegal, a general laborer, a farmhand, and a Lowes Associate. She previously was the city attorney for the town of West Logan in 2013 and 2014. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Jacey Fortin WALTERBORO, S.C. A judge . A lifelong Mountaineer fan, she later obtained a B.S. Judge Harley E. Stollings Judge Spears was elected to the Sixth Family Court Circuit (Cabell County) in May 2016 and took office on January 1, 2017. Depending on local laws and specific court policies, exemptions MAY include persons over age 70, and those having recently served on a jury (usually within 1-3 years depending on county policy). She previously was an assistant public defender in Kanawha County from 2000 to 2005 and in Harrison County in 2006. The judges and support personnel are located at the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center. She previously practiced law in Parkersburg for 24 years. She ordered a father to be jailed for seven days after she believed he had unauthorized contact with his children, which he denied. He has a 1977 bachelors degree in history from West Virginia University and a 1982 law degree from West Virginia University College of Law. She attended Concord College from 1972 to 1976. For fifteen years he coordinated public service opportunities for law students while providing free legal services to needy individuals throughout a five-county area. He has a 1975 bachelors degree in secondary education from Shepherd College (now Shepherd University) and a 1989 law degree from West Virginia University College of Law. Grievances against the judge for her courtroom behavior were piling up around the time Kress saw her in late 2017, and not just from disgruntled parents but lawyers, social workers and foster families, too. He previously was an assistant prosecuting attorney in Wayne County; an associate at Bellomy & Turner, LC; and a law clerk for Twenty-Fourth Judicial Circuit (Wayne County) Darrell Pratt. In the past Judge Chernenko has also been an alumnae advisor to both the Bethany College Panhellenic Council and the Bethany College Student Court. Judge Julie A. Pence was born and raised in Wayne County, West Virginia, where she graduated from Ceredo-Kenova High School. District Judge Callaghan. Judge Bisaha and his wife, Debra, have been married since 1987 and have three sons. Before coming back to West Virginia in 1994, Judge Minor worked for ten years in Washington, D.C., where he was a law school clinician at Antioch School of Law, a managing attorney of a neighborhood Legal Aid office, and most recently was the director of pro bono programs for the District of Columbia Bar Association. Family Court Judge David Camilletti was born in Morgantown and raised in Wheeling. Online Court Resources 13 th fl. Division 2. banking law, estate planning, family law and landlord tenant law. Judge David Sanders was born and raised in Ashland, Kentucky. He was first appointed to the seat on October 8, 2015 and won the seat in the 2016 election. Judge Deanna Rock resides in Mineral County. Judge Peter Conley was raised in Bridgeport. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin appointed him to the bench in the Twenty-Fourth Family Court Circuit (Berkeley and Jefferson Counties) in July 2015 and he was elected to the seat in 2016. These judges are appointed by the South Carolina legislature. The Family Court is part of a unified statewide court system. 270, Judge Dedra Davis. Family advocacy groups have called for more training of family court judges and officials in recent years, saying some are simply assigned to such cases and dont understand the delicate dynamics involved. After her victory, she was quickly treading water in family court. He practiced law at Jack Hickok, Attorney at Law approximately three years and was a sole practitioner approximately fourteen years before being elected to the bench in the Twenty-Sixth Family Court Circuit (Putnam County) in 2014. Midlands. She has a 2001 bachelors degree in business management and marketing from Fairmont State College and a 2005 law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan. The official website of Campbell County, Kentucky. In 2018 she was appointed by Governor Jim Justice to the unexpired term of First Family Court Circuit (Brooke, Hancock and Ohio Counties) Judge William F. Sinclair, who retired January 1, 2018. For Nicholas County Family Court Judge Div. Nicholas County is in the Sixteenth Family Court Circuit, which also includes Clay County. C=Central, CCB=Community Court, CJ1=Orange County Men's Jail, CX=Complex Civil, H=HJC Newport Beach, N=North, L=Lamoreaux, W=West Last update:1/17/23 ; Judges Panel Floor Dept Phone; ADAMS, JOHN S. Harbor Panel : 2 : H02 (657) 622-5402 : ALVAREZ, CLAUDIA C. West Panel : 2 : W17 (657) 622-5917 : AN, JUNE J. Almost three years later, they are still trying to gain custody of the 7-year-old, while their other grandson was placed with another family member a process that has taken a financial toll with lawyers and other costs. She ran as a Democrat in November 2015 for one of 15 open judgeship positions within the citys Municipal Court and Court of Common Pleas, winning a seat despite not earning a recommendation from the Philadelphia Bar Association. WOAY covers nine counties in total: Fayette, Greenbrier, Raleigh, Summers, Monroe, Mercer, Wyoming, and McDowell Counties in West Virginia and Tazewell County, Virginia. Bobak, as he was known at the time, had been working as a referee in. Family Court Judge H. Suzanne McGraw was born and raised in Wyoming County. It makes more sense now why she was doing what she was doing, but it doesnt make it right.. She previously was the Randolph County Assistant Prosecutor from 2012 until her election. She previously practiced law at Coldren, DeHaas & Radcliffe in Uniontown, Pennsylvania (1985 to 1986); Hajduk & Associates in Uniontown, Pennsylvania (1988 to 1989); Hajduk & Hill in Morgantown (1989 to 1991); and Hill and Associates in Morgantown (1991 to 2008). Website. Nicholas County Family Court . New York City Civil Court. She has a 1985 law degree from West Virginia University College of Law, where she was Order of the Barristers and won first place in a moot court competition in Philadelphia. Summersville, WV 26651 Kress case stemmed from an anonymous complaint of abuse and neglect against her and her boyfriend in 2017 that prompted a visit from a caseworker. While in law school he served on the editorial staff of the Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy. Call Today. 245 Judge Angela M. Lancelin; 246 Judge Angela L. Graves-Harrington ; 247 Judge Janice Berg; 257 Judge Sandra Peake; 280 Judge Damiane Dianne Curvey; . She was angry, discourteous and impatient toward an attorney who had arrived one minute before a hearing was scheduled to start and caused her to cry in open court., She was rude, arrogant and dismissive to an attorney who had been summoned by another judge in a nearby courtroom, and when he returned to Younges courtroom and attempted to apologize, she refused to speak with him and ordered a contempt hearing during which she fined him $750. Kress said the caseworker clashed with her parenting style and claimed she was militant. While she was strict in raising her daughters, giving them a routine of homework and chores and withholding their electronics if they disobeyed, Kress denied it warranted their removal. This is just the tip of the iceberg, she said. Before becoming a judge, Younge spent a decade as a deputy city solicitor for the Philadelphia Department of Human Services child welfare unit. He is serving life in prison without parole, plus 25 years for armed criminal action. 700 Main Street, Room 216 She earned her bachelors degree in 1999 from Frostburg State University and her law degree in 2002 from West Virginia University College of Law. But the McKales said Younge belittled them, leading them to get up during the hearing, which further enraged the judge. Judge Bobby Hale is a native of Madison. As a judge Callaghan couldn't speak about the federal trial in Charleston, but he spoke at length about the difference he thinks family treatment court programs are making in the state's struggle with addiction and the separation of families. Cortes Judge Ben Darvil, Jr. Judge Tandra Dawson Judge Jacqueline Deane Judge Peter DeLizzo Bush. Judge England and his wife, Lisa, have four children. She finds no comfort in the fact that Younge, who was elected six years ago, was suspended in June after a series of complaints and no longer oversees family court cases. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, from Marietta College in 1988 with a bachelors degree in International Business Management and French and from West Virginia University College of Law in 1992. Immediately before becoming a Family Court Judge, Judge Minor was the director of the Appalachian Center for Law and Public Service at West Virginia University College of Law. Judge Riffle is a board member of the Communities of Shalom, President of the Stepping Stone, Inc., Trustee at LIFE United Methodist Church, Adjunct Professor at Pierpont Community and Technical College, on the Board of Wesley Foundation, and is a board member of Fairmont Community Development Partnership. . Governor Earl Ray Tomblin appointed him to the bench in the Fourteenth Family Court Circuit (Fayette County) in 2011 and he was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. She was a bully. He was elected to the bench in the Fourth Family Court Circuit (Calhoun, Gilmer, Ritchie, and Roane Counties) in May 2016 and took office on January 1, 2017. The people of Nicholas County are served by a District Court, Circuit Court and a Family Court . Family Court Family Court Judges Expand All Collapse All Click a name, or press the enter key on a name, to reveal the bio. Judge Keller was born and raised in Keyser, W.Va. She has a 1980 bachelors degree in social welfare from Shepherd College (now University) and a 1983 law degree from West Virginia University College of Law. The position is now up for grabs after current. He was elected to the bench in the Eighteenth Family Court Circuit (Doddridge and Harrison Counties) in May 2016 to a term beginning January 1, 2017. Judge Lera K. VanMeter is a native of Williamson. Edward Nicholas Circuit Court Judge Donna Marie Padar Circuit Court Judge Erika Quartermaine County Court Judge Chief Judge Charles E. Roberts Circuit Court Judge Maria Ruhl Circuit Court Judge Gilbert Smith Jr. Judge Chernenko was elected Judge for the First Family Court Circuit of West Virginia in 2002, and re-elected in 2008 and 2016. She is married to Kenneth Rock, MD, and has an adult son. Motions should be filed with the Family Division . Judge Mary Ellen Griffith was born and raised on a ranch in the sand hills of western Nebraska. She and her law school trial partner (now husband) were finalists in the schools annual trial competition The Lugar Trial Association Invitational. Judges currently presiding in the Probate Court are: KENNETH GILLESPIE (Admin. In 2008 she joined the office of First Judicial Circuit (Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio Counties) Ronald E. Wilson as his law clerk. She was elected to the bench in the Third Family Court Circuit (Wood and Pleasants Counties) in 2016 and took office January 1, 2017. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Marshall University in 1999, and went on to earn her Juris Doctor degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2002, where she was a member of the West Virginia Law Review and served as Vice-President of her class. Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality. He was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the United States Congress Angel in Adoption Award, the Commissioners Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Childrens Justice Task Force Award, the West Virginia Childcare Association Award, and the West Virginia University Womens Law Caucus Award, She also is a West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow. Nicholas County Jailer. Her actions included failing to ensure litigants had the right to be heard, a pattern of ordering parents handcuffed or threatening incarceration without due process and lashing out with words so demeaning she once made an attorney cry. She lives in Charleston with her partner, Mark Kelley, and two dogs and seven cats. Bob Wise appointed him to be a Family Court Judge in the Eleventh Family Court Circuit (Kanawha County). Before that she worked at the Curnutte Law Office in Elkins from 2008 to 2012. The West Virginia Judicial System is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal access and unbiased, non-discriminatory treatment to all. Is any of the above incorrect? Nicholas County. The family loves to travel, and together or individually they have travelled throughout the United States and visited a number of other countries on four continents. Accessibility: Ramp at back of building for main floor. If any of these apply to you, contact the court to verify they observe the exemption. She was a nursing home ombudsman at the West Virginia Commission on Aging in Charleston (1977 to 1978), an assistant professor in social work at Salem College (1978 to 1982), and a claim representative at State Farm in Fairmont (1986 to 1988). Bob Wise appointed her to the bench in the Thirteenth Family Court Circuit (Raleigh and Wyoming Counties). If we knew how much power that judge had, we wouldnt have emptied our bank accounts to get nowhere, Jeffrey McKale said. She has a 1991 bachelors degree in (topic) from Marshall University and a 1994 law degree from Ohio Northern University College of Law.
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