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Clarksburg venue facts

County

Harrison County, West Virginia

Trial court of general jurisdiction

Circuit Court

Sources: West Virginia Judiciary, Circuit Courts: the only general jurisdiction trial courts of record, over civil cases, civil cases in equity, felonies and certain misdemeanors, with appeals from magistrate and municipal courts (reviewed 2026-10-12); West Virginia Judiciary, Magistrate Courts: trial courts of limited jurisdiction over civil cases of not more than $20,000, misdemeanor cases and preliminary examinations in felony cases (reviewed 2026-10-12); West Virginia Legislature, West Virginia Code, magistrate courts' civil jurisdiction: civil actions in which the amount in controversy is not more than $20,000 (reviewed 2026-10-12); West Virginia Judiciary, Family Courts: divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, paternity, allocation of parental responsibility and family support proceedings, except those incidental to child abuse and neglect proceedings, and final hearings in domestic violence civil proceedings (reviewed 2026-10-12); West Virginia Judiciary, Lower Courts: magistrate courts handle small claims; the unified court system unites all state courts except municipal courts; the Intermediate Court of Appeals, established in 2021, began operating in July 2022 (reviewed 2026-10-12); West Virginia Legislature, West Virginia Code, Powers and duties of mayor: the mayor has jurisdiction to hear and determine all alleged violations of the municipality's ordinances (reviewed 2026-10-12); West Virginia Legislature, West Virginia Code, Municipal court for municipalities: a city by charter, or any municipality by ordinance, may create a municipal court with the jurisdiction and judicial powers the article sets out for the mayor (reviewed 2026-10-12); West Virginia Judiciary, Supreme Court of Appeals, About the Court: the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state's highest court (reviewed 2026-10-12)

Appellate court

Intermediate Court of Appeals

Federal districts

Northern District of West Virginia; Southern District of West Virginia

Forums and agencies in West Virginia

Workers' compensation claims arising in West Virginia are heard before the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Board of Review; the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) is West Virginia's public vocational rehabilitation agency. Attorneys confirm the governing rule for their case.

Sources: West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner, Workers' Compensation Board of Review (reviewed 2026-09-11)

Commuting flows, Harrison County

In the 2016-2020 American Community Survey commuting flows, the largest flows of workers into Harrison County came from Marion County (3,873 workers), Taylor County (2,382) and Monongalia County (1,552), and the largest flows out of Harrison County went to Marion County (1,847 workers), Monongalia County (978) and Lewis County (565).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey, county-to-county commuting flows (Table 1) (reviewed 2026-09-13)