W.Va. Trial. Ct. R. 16.13

As amended through January 31, 2024
Rule 16.13 - Duties of Court Officers
(a)Circuit Clerks. Every circuit clerk shall keep such records and make monthly reports on the status of cases in their respective courts as required by the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court of Appeals. Every circuit clerk shall also periodically inform the circuit court on the status of cases which may be dismissed pursuant to W.Va. R.Civ.P. 4(k) and 41(b).
(b)Judicial Officers. It shall be the duty of circuit judges and family law masters to effectuate expeditious movement and timely disposition of all cases assigned to them. It shall further be the duty of such judicial officers to control their dockets and to control continuances by means of strict application of the Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure, and statutory time frame provisions governing continuances.

W.Va. Trial. Ct. R. 16.13