Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary - Agenda

Monday, September 23, 2019, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

 

I.     Call to Order

II.    Roll Call

III.  Approval of Minutes

IV.   Presentations on an Intermediate Court of Appeals in West Virginia

 Danielle Waltz, Member, Jackson Kelly PLLC, On behalf of the United States Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform

 Kristina Whiteaker, President, West Virginia Association for Justice

V.     Presentation on the Judicial Branch’s Rulemaking Process and Authority

Edythe Nash Gaiser, Clerk of Court, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

VI.    Presentations on the Office of Administrative Hearings Driver’s License Suspension and Revocation Process

 Teresa Maynard, Chief Hearing Director, Office of Administrative Hearings

 John D. Wooton, Jr., Attorney, Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Ellis

VII.   Presentations on Judicial Compensation Commission Recommendations

 Virginia King, Commissioner, Judicial Compensation Commission

 Edwin Welch, Commissioner, Judicial Compensation Commission

VIII.  Discussion of Juveniles and Competency to Stand Trial, as Discussed in State v. J.C.

 Judge Laura V. Faircloth, Circuit Court Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit

IX.   Other Business

X.    Adjournment