(WCHS) — A longtime prosecutor in Kanawha County took the oath of circuit judge on Tuesday, replacing Judge Charles King who passed away at the end of 2020. Maryclaire Akers was appointed by ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On Tuesday, Maryclaire Akers was sworn in as the new circuit court judge in Kanawha County. A large portion of her career has been spent in the Kanawha County ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Longtime Kanawha County Senior Assistant Prosecutor Maryclaire Akers has been appointed to fill a circuit court vacancy in Kanawha County. Maryclaire Akers Gov. Jim Justice ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Kanawha County Judge Maryclaire Akers says her decision to appoint a monitor to the Department of Human Services at Friday’s hearing was because housing children in hotels ...

Kanawha County Chief Judge Maryclaire Akers made the announcement Friday, noting Earl has three decades of law experience, including eight years serving as Dunbar's police chief. Whittington has ...

After Markus Guy, 32, of Charleston requested a new public defender to handle his case in September before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers, his newly-appointed public defenders Ed ...

Dedicated couples may soon be fast-tracked to marital bliss this Valentine’s Day with the help of a Kanawha County judge.

Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers called state officials in to explain how housing foster children in hotels and a 4-H camp was "safe and appropriate." “I didn't realize the ...

(The Center Square) – Attorney J.B. Akers has been appointed to the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 55th District representing Kanawha County, Gov. Jim Justice’s office announced on ...

Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers questions West Virginia Department of Human Services Secretary Alex Mayer ( during a hearing, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, Friday, Feb. 28 ...

“It alleges human trafficking, human rights violations, the use of forced labor,” Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers said during the hearing, per West Virginia MetroNews.

according to information from Kanawha County Circuit Court. Zion Clark, who’s in his early 20s, appeared Tuesday before Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers. Judicial officials say Clark was ...