| Haley Bunn | |
| Office: | Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia |
| Appointer: | Jim Justice |
| Term Start: | April 27, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Evan Jenkins |
| Birth Place: | Oceana, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Education: | West Virginia University (BA, JD) |
C. Haley Bunn (born 1985 or 1986)[1] is an American attorney who was appointed to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
A native of Oceana, West Virginia, Bunn was born into a coal mining family. She earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and a Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law,[2] where she was an honors graduate in 2007. In 2010 Bunn graduated Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers from WVU College of Law.
Bunn began her career as an attorney for Steptoe & Johnson. She later served as an assistant US attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. A specialist in prosecuting opioid-related cases, Bunn was selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Justice's Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit in 2017.[3]
On April 6, 2022, Bunn was appointed by Governor Jim Justice to succeed Evan Jenkins as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.[4] [5] [6] and took office on April 27, 2022.[7] She was sworn into office on May 12, 2022,[8] making her the youngest woman to serve on the court.
Bunn lives with her husband and two children in Charleston, West Virginia.[9] They attend Bible Center Church, and Bunn serves on the board of the Bible Center School. She is also a member of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia and has volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America.