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RECENT RULES ORDERS

Pursuant to Article VIII Section 3 of the West Virginia Constitution, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia "shall have power to promulgate rules for all cases and proceedings, civil and criminal, for all the courts of the State relating to writs, warrants, process, practice and procedure, which shall have the force and effect of law." See also W. Va. Code 51-1-4. The Court exercises this authority by issuing rules orders at various times throughout the year. Listed below, in reverse chronological order, are links to recent rules orders issued by the Court, along with a brief explanation of each. For more information about the amendment and promulgation of court rules, please contact the Office of the Clerk.

 

Date Description
10-06-2025

The Court has entered an order requesting public comment on proposed amendments to Rules 10.11 and 10.12 of the West Virginia State Bar Administrative Rules. All comments must be filed in writing with the Clerk of Court no later than November 5, 2025.
10-03-2025

The Court has entered an order adopting amendments to Rules 3.02, 4.04, 10.02, 10.09, and 13.10 of the West Virginia State Bar Administrative Rules.
10-02-2025

The Court has entered an order adopting amendments to Bylaws 1.01, 2.02, 3.02, 3.03, 5.08, and 13.02 of the West Virginia State Bar Bylaws.
09-30-2025

The Court has entered an order adopting amendments to Rule 1 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure.
09-30-2025

The Court has entered an order provisionally adopting and calling for public comments to Rule 37a of the Rules of Practice and Procedure for Family Court. All comments must be filed in writing with the Clerk of Court no later than October 30, 2025.
09-30-2025

The Court has entered an order refusing to adopt proposed amendments to Comment 11 to Rule 1.7 of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
08-12-2025

The Court has adopted amendments to one court form and four sets of instructions.
08-12-2025

The Court has adopted amendments to the “Enforcement of Civil Judgments” form.
08-12-2025

The Court has adopted amendments to the “Memorandum of Understanding – Youth Reporting Center” and “Memorandum of Understanding – Private Agency” forms.
08-12-2025

The Court has adopted amendments to the “UJA Training Form.”