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Ketchum to Serve as West Virginia Chief Justice in 2016

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Menis Ketchum will serve as the chief justice on West Virginia’s highest court in 2016.

The West Virginia Supreme Court announced Ketchum’s selection on Monday in a news release. The position of chief justice is determined annually by a vote of the court.

Ketchum previously served as chief justice in 2012. He was elected to a 12-year term on the court in 2008.

 

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