| CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim
      Justice has appointed Debra Scudiere of Morgantown, WV to the 17th
      Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Monongalia County. Scudiere fills
      the seat vacated by Judge Russell M. Clawges Jr., who retired in January.
 A graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law, Scudiere previously
      served as President of the West Virginia State Bar and as President of
      the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents.
 
 Prior to her appointment, Scudiere worked as a member of the law firm of
      Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC, practicing in the areas of litigation,
      mediation, and arbitration. Scudiere also taught a class in Pre-Trial
      Litigation at the WVU College of Law.
 
 Scudiere’s husband, William, is a teacher at St. Francis Central Catholic
      School in Morgantown. They have one daughter, Rachel.
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