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Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia was created in 1863.
The West Virginia supreme court of appeals has not yet ruled on Virginia' ban on same sex marriage. The case may be headed for the US Supreme Court.
Although the Supreme Court of Virginia possesses both original and appellate jurisdiction, its primary function is to review decisions of lower courts, including the Court of Appeals, from which appeals have been allowed.From: supreme-court-of-virginia
The Court of Appeals of Virginia, is an eleven-judge body that hears appeals from decisions of Virginia's circuit courts and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. The Court sits in panels of at least three judges, and sometimes hears cases en banc (i.e.: ALL 11 judges). The Court of Appeals does not conduct jury trials. Appeals of the findings of the Court of Appeals go to the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Their title would be; Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.
The District Courts, the Circuit Courts, the Court of Special Appeals and the states's supreme court which is called the Court of Appeals.
Google: Virginia Court of appeals brief
Congress created the US Courts of Appeals, now called the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, to relieve the Supreme Court of much of its appellate caseload.
For the Virginia STATE Court of Appeals it is Cynthia L. McCoy.
Usually it is, except that in New York State, the trial court is called the Supreme Court and the highest court is called the Court of Appeals. There is an intermediate appellate court called the Appellate Division.
Maryland's supreme court is calle the Court of Appeals.
The US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Since cases can be appealed to the US Supreme Court from the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, it is really not the equivalent of a supreme court.