Judiciary Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Per the House Rules, West Virginia House of Delegates committees are assigned by the Speaker of the House, unless the House orders otherwise. The Speaker must designate a chair for all standing committees and may also designate a vice chair. Additionally, the Speaker serves as an ex officio voting member and chair of the Rules Committee. A majority of committee members constitutes a quorum.[1]
See rules: House Rules
Function
According to the House Rules, the Judiciary Committee handles the following subject areas:
“ | (a) Judicial proceedings, civil and criminal generally; (b) state and local courts and their officers; (c) crimes and their punishment; (d) corporations; (e) collection and enforcement of property taxes; (f) forfeited, delinquent, waste and unappropriated lands; (g) real property and estates therein; (h) domestic relations and family law; (i) revision and codification of the statutes of the State; (j) election laws; (k) proposals to amend the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State; (l) legislation relating to constitutional conventions; and (m) other matters of a nature not deemed properly referable to any other standing committee.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (22) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (17) | Third-party members(0) |
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Barry Bruce (R) left this committee on December 03, 2021. [Source]
Larry Pack (R) left this committee on August 08, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(1) |
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John Mandt Jr. (R) left this committee on October 03, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer | • John H. Shott, Chair | |||
• Shawn Fluharty | • Roger Hanshaw, Vice chair | |||
• Andrew Byrd | • Moore Capito | |||
• Joe Canestraro | • Frank Deem | |||
• Phil Isner | • Tom Fast | |||
• Chad Lovejoy | • Geoff Foster | |||
• Rodney A. Miller | • Nancy Reagan Foster | |||
• Mike Pushkin | • Ray Hollen | |||
• Andrew Robinson | • Kayla Kessinger | |||
• Charlotte Lane | ||||
• Riley Moore | ||||
• John O'Neal | ||||
• John Overington | ||||
• Kelli Sobonya | ||||
• Amy Summers | ||||
• Mark Zatezalo |
2015-2016
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Tim Manchin, Minority Chair | • John Shott, Chair | |||
• Stephen Skinner, Minority Vice-Chair | • Patrick Lane, Vice-Chair | |||
• Andrew Byrd | • Mike Azinger | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer | • Frank Deem | |||
• Shawn Fluharty | • Tom Fast | |||
• Ken Hicks | • Lynwood Ireland | |||
• Dana L. Lynch | • John McCuskey | |||
• Clif Moore | • Michael Folk | |||
• Larry Rowe | • John Overington | |||
• Geoff Foster | ||||
• Kelli Sobonya | ||||
• Roger Hanshaw | ||||
• Amy Summers | ||||
• Terry Waxman | ||||
• Ryan Weld | ||||
• Brad White |
2013-2014
Judiciary Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Tim Miley, Chair | • John Ellem, Minority Chair | |||
• Tim Manchin, Vice-Chair | • Patrick Lane, Minority Vice-Chair | |||
• Mike Ferro | • Cindy Frich | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer | • Bill Hamilton | |||
• Mark Hunt | • Eric Householder | |||
• Linda Longstreth | • Lynwood Ireland | |||
• Mike Manypenny | • John McCuskey | |||
• Justin Marcum | • John O'Neal | |||
• Clif Moore | • John Overington | |||
• John Pino | • John Shott | |||
• Meshea Poore | • Kelli Sobonya | |||
• Stephen Skinner | ||||
• Isaac Sponaugle | ||||
• Danny Wells |
2011-2012
Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (16) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Timothy Miley, Chair | • John Ellem, Minority Chair | |||
• Mark Hunt, Vice-Chair | • Patrick Lane, Minority Vice-Chair | |||
• Larry Barker | • Troy Andes | |||
• Bonnie Brown | • William Hamilton | |||
• Michael Caputo | • Lynwood Ireland | |||
• Michael Ferro | • Carol Miller | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer | • Jonathan Miller | |||
• John Frazier | • John Overington | |||
• Linda Longstreth | • Kelli Sobonya | |||
• Michael Manypenny | ||||
• Harold Michael | ||||
• Clifton Moore | ||||
• John Pino | ||||
• Meshea Poore | ||||
• Douglas Skaff, Jr. | ||||
• Danny Wells |
2009-2010
Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (16) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Larry Barker | • John Ellem | |||
• Bonnie Brown | • William Hamilton | |||
• Michael Caputo | • Patrick Lane | |||
• Michael Ferro | • John Overington | |||
• Barbara Fleischauer | • Robert Schadler | |||
• John Frazier | • Patti Schoen | |||
• Mark Hunt | • Kelli Sobonya | |||
• Talmadge Hutchins | ||||
• Linda Longstreth | ||||
• Harold Michael | ||||
• Timothy Miley | ||||
• Clifton Moore | ||||
• Alex Shook | ||||
• Sally Matz Susman | ||||
• Danny Wells | ||||
• William Wooton |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.