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West Virginia Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in West Virginia.

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Encyclopedia, Practice Series & Treatises

Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia : A Complete Treatise of Virginia and West Virginia Law.

Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia & West Virginia on Lexis.
In print: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia & West Virginia on Lexis, Call Number: State 1st Floor KFV2465 .M4, currently updated in Law Library.

More Practice Treatises and Materials

State Law Reviews & Bar Journals

West Virginia Law Review
- W. Va. L. Rev. on HeinOnline (Vols. 1 - , 1894 - )
West Virginia Lawyer
- W. Va. Law. on HeinOnline (Vols. 1 - , 1987 - )
WV Law Reviews & Journals on Lexis
WV Law Reviews & Journals on Westlaw
HeinOnline Law Journal Library: West Virginia

Historical Legal Treatises & Materials in General

LLMC Digital: U.S. States & Territories
Includes historical primary sources, but secondary sources such as historical newspapers, periodicals, treatises, executive decisions and more.
Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources I & II, 1620-1970
Contains a searchable digitized archive of U.S. state and territories primary legal sources, including historical state codes, but also historical reports, forms and treatises.
HeinOnline Prestatehood Legal Materials
Provides brief overviews of state histories from colonization to statehood and identifies historical state codes, journals, digests, reports, surveys, and more.

More on Practice in General

Legal blogs about a state's laws may be found on Justia's Blawg Directory.

Additional Resources

AALL Online Legal Information Resources
Links to free online primary legal materials & public law libraries in each state.
In print: West Virginia's Criminal Justice System (2019 2d ed.) by Kimberly A. DeTardo-Bora, Dhruba J. Bora, Wendy Perkins
Not owned by Law Library. Georgetown Law students may request to borrow a copy via Interlibrary Loan.
West Virginia State Law Library
West Virginia State Bar
Law Libraries in the State (Justia)