{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-1-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 51-1-16","heading":"Director and assistant directors not to practice law.","body":"During his employment in the administrative office, no director or assistant director shall engage directly or indirectly in the practice of law in any of the courts of this state.","path":["CHAPTER 51. COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 1. SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/51-1-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:45Z","sha256":"d8aacff8da82f7c5ba5bbeb0e19ba3adc7ba97053d2fdd38032d30b18ee457f9","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-1-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-1-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}