Rule 72.Appeals

Current through January 1, 2025 · Last verified July 8, 2026

In one sentenceRule 72 hands off appellate procedure entirely to the separate West Virginia Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Full Text of Rule 72

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Appeals are governed by the West Virginia Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Amendment History

The current West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure took effect January 1, 2025, as part of a rewrite that modernized the rules’ numbering and structure. West Virginia does not publish a per-rule amendment history inside the compiled rules text reproduced here. The text above is verified current through the source’s own January 1, 2025 update; for the underlying adopting order and any later amendments, see the West Virginia Judiciary’s compiled rules page.

Plain-English Summary

Rule 72 is a single sentence, and it does one job: it points anyone looking for the procedure to appeal a civil judgment to a different rulebook entirely, the West Virginia Rules of Appellate Procedure. Nothing about how to notice an appeal, brief it, or argue it lives in these civil procedure rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I find the procedure for appealing a West Virginia civil judgment?

In the West Virginia Rules of Appellate Procedure, not in these Rules of Civil Procedure.

Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the official West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure (W. Va. R. Civ. P. 72). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (W. Va. Const. art. VIII, § 3). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 8, 2026. · Official source

Also known as: appealing a civil judgmentWest Virginia Rules of Appellate Procedure