West Virginia Legal Overview: Wheeling The Wheeling metropolitan area is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Marshall and Ohio Counties in West Virginia, along with Belmont County, Ohio. The circuit courts for Marshall and Ohio Counties, located in Moundsville and Wheeling, are the main trial courts with general jurisdiction. Ohio County is covered by the First Judicial Circuit, while Marshall County is covered by the Second Judicial Circuit. The circuit courts handle everything from felonies to personal injury cases and other civil disputes.
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Ohio County Courts
Trending Legal Topics: The four magistrates in Ohio County and three in Marshall County have limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, ordinance violations, and civil cases not exceeding $5,000. Appeals against municipal, family and magistrate courts are to be filed with the circuit court. Family court appeals can also be filed with the state Supreme Court. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is the highest court in the state. Federal cases in Ohio and Marshall Counties are filed with the Wheeling Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
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