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
02-14-2018	RE: ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO RULE 17.05 OF THE TRIAL COURT RULES: By order entered February 14, 2018, the Court is of the opinion and does hereby adopt proposed amendment to rule 17.05 of the Trial Court Rules.
01-10-2018	RE: Request for Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rule 1.2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (Addressing the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act): By order entered January 10, 2018, The Court is considering an amendment to Rule 1.2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct. The proposed amendment is hereby published for a thirty-day public comment period.
11-14-2017	RE: Provisional Adoption of and Request for Public Comment on Proposed Amendment to Rule 17.05 of the Trial Court Rules: By order entered November 14, 2017, the Court is of the opinion that the proposed amendment should be provisionally adopted, subject to being published for thirty-day period of public comment.
11-14-2017	Re: AMENDMENT TO RULE 18 OF THE WEST VIRGINIA TRIAL COURT RULES, TO CORRECT A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR: By order entered November 14, 2017, the Court does hereby adopt the referenced correction to Trial Court Rule 18.
11-14-2017	RE: Request for Public Comment on Proposed Amendment to Rule 1B(e)(1) of the Administrative Rules for Magistrate Courts - 17-Rules-13: By order entered November 14, 2017, the Supreme Court of Appeals is seeking comment on a proposed amendment to Rule 1B(e)(1) of the Administrative Rules for Magistrate Courts.
10-25-2017	Re: Amendments to Chapter VII, ¶5.3A of the Rules to Govern Mandatory Continuing Legal Education in West Virginia, Bridge-the-Gap Program: By order entered October 25, 2017, the Court does hereby adopt the proposed amendments, approving changes relating to the Bridge-the-Gap Program for lawyers newly-admitted to the West Virginia State Bar.
09-20-2017	RE: Adoption of Amendment to Rule 9.0 of the Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law in West Virginia: By order entered September 20, 2017, this amendment extends the time period for practice to five years for those who are admitted pursuant to Rule 9.
09-20-2017	RE: Request for Public Comment on Proposed Amendment to Rule 5 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure for the Magistrate Courts of West Virginia: By order entered September 20, 2017, Court does hereby adopt amendments to Rule 5 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, providing for regular review of compliance with bond conditions in cases involving allegations of domestic violence.
09-20-2017	RE: ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO THE WEST VIRGINIA TRIAL COURT RULES, TO ADD RULE 18: By order entered September 20, 2017, the amendment adds Rule 18 to the Trial Court Rules, in response to recently enacted W.Va. Code §62-6B-6(c) to provide greater confidentiality for recorded interviews of children in certain circumstances.
09-20-2017	Re: Adoption of Revisions to Rule 8.3 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 6 of the Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure, and the Rules of the Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program: By order entered September 20, 2017, the Court does hereby adopt the above mentioned amendments, combining the functions of the Judicial Committee on Assistance and Intervention with the Lawyer Assistance Program, effective immediately.