West Virginia Legal Overview: Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna The Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna metropolitan area covers Washington County in Ohio, along with Pleasants, Writ and Wood Counties in West Virginia. Both Wood and Writ Counties come under the Fourth Judicial Circuit, with the circuit courts for both counties located in the Wood County Judicial Building in Parkersburg. The Wirt County Circuit Clerk’s office is located in the Wirt County Courthouse in Elizabeth, which is the county seat for Writ County. The circuit court is the main trial court with general jurisdiction.
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1. Pleasants County comes under the Third Judicial Circuit, with the Pleasants County Circuit Court located in St. Marys as the main trial court which handles everything from felonies to civil lawsuits. Wood County and Pleasants County both come under the Third Family Court Circuit, with the family courts for both counties being located in Parkersburg. Writ County comes under the Fifth Family Court Circuit, which also serves Jackson and Mason Counties. The Fifth Family Court Circuit has locations in Ripley and Point Pleasant.
Wood County Courts
Trending Legal Topics: Wood County has three magistrates with limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, code violations, and civil cases which do not exceed $5,000. Writ and Pleasants Counties have two magistrates each. Appeals against magistrate, municipal or family court verdicts can be filed with the circuit court. Family court appeals can be directly filed with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, if both parties agree. Federal cases in Pleasants, Writ and Wood Counties must be filed with the Parkersburg Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
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