One of 2 federal trial courts in West Virginia; jurisdiction is split by county.
Appointed, President nominates, Senate confirms.
Statutory divisions: Charleston Division, Beckley Division, Bluefield Division, Huntington Division, Parkersburg Division.
Covers 23 counties in West Virginia.
Bound by its own circuit and the Supreme Court. Decisions of other district courts, even within the same circuit, are only persuasive.
