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Senior U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. Dies at 94
U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II announced the death of Senior U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. on May 13 2026. The vacancy on the Southern District of West Virginia bench triggers immediate succession and case-reassignment protocols under federal judicial rules.