{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 53-1-2","heading":"Jurisdiction of writs of mandamus and prohibition; by whom rule to show cause or peremptory writ issued.","body":"Jurisdiction of writs of mandamus and prohibition (except cases whereof cognizance has been taken by the Supreme Court of Appeals or a judge thereof in vacation), shall be in the circuit court of the county in which the record or proceeding is to which the writ relates. A rule to show cause as hereinafter provided for may be issued by a judge of a circuit court or of the Supreme Court of Appeals in vacation. A writ peremptory may be awarded by a circuit court or a judge thereof in vacation, or by the Supreme Court of Appeals in term.","path":["CHAPTER 53. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES.","ARTICLE 1. PROHIBITION AND MANDAMUS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/53-1-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:51Z","sha256":"d4f5ac26b60cc49263c52ff885425842a5c24195d1ea2e1768bf987f69dc6ccb","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}