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Judges Appointed to New Court of Appeals

Gov. Jim Justice appointed three men from across West Virginia to serve in the state’s newly-created intermediate court of appeals. Justice appointed Thomas E. Scarr, of Huntington, for a term of two-and-a-half years; Daniel W. Greear, of Charleston, for a term of four-and-a-half years and Donald A. Nickerson Jr., of Wheeling, for a term of six-and-a-half years, according to a news release from the governor’s office. Scarr is currently president-elect of the West Virginia State Bar and has extensive experience in civil and labor litigation, the governor said. Greear currently serves as chief of staff and general counsel for West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw. Nickerson is currently a municipal judge in Wheeling and also serves as an Ohio County commissioner.

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