Perri Jo DeChristopher has been appointed as a circuit judge serving Monongalia County in West Virginia.
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Gov. Jim Justice announced DeChristopher's appointment Tuesday. She will fill the seat after the resignation of Phillip D. Gaujot effective on Dec. 31.
DeChristopher currently is the Monongalia County prosecutor.
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She is a graduate of West Virginia University's law school.