West Virginia Judicial Clerkship Contact Information

West Virginia Supreme Court: (http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/)

To the extent that a Justice needs to hire a personal or per curiam law clerk , the position will be announced through the employment opportunities link below.

List of Judges Link: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/justices.htm

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/jobann/jobs2.htm

West Virginia Circuit Courts : (http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/circuits.htm)

All circuit judge law clerks must sit for the West Virginia State Bar Examination each time it is offered. The failure to pass the West Virginia Bar Examination within three attempts will result in a loss of employment. West Virginia Bar Examination failures predating judicial employment count toward the three attempts.

The minimum G.P.A. for these positions is 2.2. To be considered for the pool of qualified candidates from which the circuit judges will select the successful applicants, please submit a letter of interest that reflects the specific positions in which you are interested and all state bar memberships. If you are not a member of the West Virginia State Bar, please list the West Virginia Bar Examinations you have taken. Include with your letter of interest copies of your résumé, law school transcript and writing sample equal of the number of positions for which you want to be considered [plus one additional copy of your résumé and writing sample and one Official Copy of your law school transcript to be retained by this Court] to:

Trina L. Leone, Deputy Counsel
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Room E- 400, Bldg. 1, State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0830

List of Judges Link: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/circuits/map.htm

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/jobann/jobs2.htm