{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-6-4-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 6-4-3","heading":"Judges and appointive officers.","body":"The credentials of the judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals, the circuit, intermediate, criminal, common pleas, and other inferior courts, and of all persons appointed to office by the Governor, shall consist of a certificate or commission issued by the Governor under the great seal of the state, showing the election or appointment of such person to the office.","path":["CHAPTER 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 4. CREDENTIALS OF OFFICERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/6-4-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:16Z","sha256":"70c5bd25443a2bb8fe7b80a99ac47d3a315aff3461e5476b124e6d892becf5fb","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-6-4-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-6-4-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}