WV Supreme Court cancels oral arguments after ‘medical incident’ from bench

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 169

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Bill Wooton had a “medical incident” on the bench while the court was in session Wednesday, leading the court to cancel oral arguments for the day, a spokesman for the court said in a statement.

The court stopped arguments and alerted emergency services, said Jared Hunt, the court’s communications director.

“Justice Wooton was conscious, alert and conversing with first responders as they treated him,” Hunt …

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