List of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia explained

Below is a complete list of justices who have served on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia since 1863.

Court created by the 1863 West Virginia State Constitution

Name Party Tenure Residence county Elected Predecessor Successor Composition
1 Jun. 20, 1863  - Dec. 31, 1866 Monongalia 1863 seat created Maxwell
Sept. 10, 1868*  - Dec. 31, 1872 1868^ Harrison seat abolished
2 Jun. 20, 1863  - Sept. 1, 1868° Harrison 1863 seat created Berkshire
3 Jun. 20, 1863  - Dec. 31, 1870 Kanawha 1863 seat created Moore 3 0
4 Jan. 1, 1867  - Dec. 31, 1872 Harrison 1866 Berkshire seat abolished
5 Jan. 1, 1871  - Dec. 31, 1872 Mason 1870 Brown seat abolished 2 1

Court created by the 1872 West Virginia State Constitution

Name Party Tenure Residence county Elected Predecessor Successor align=center colspan=2Composition
5 Jan. 1, 1873  - Jun. 1, 1881° Mason 1872 seat created[1] Patton
6 Jan. 1, 1873  - Jun. 1, 1876° Harrison 1872 seat created Edmiston
7 Jan. 1, 1873  - May 11, 1875† Ohio 1872 seat created Green
8 Jan. 1, 1873  - Dec. 31, 1882° Marion 1872 1876 seat created S. Woods align=center rowspan=84 align=center rowspan=8 bgcolor=#FFE8E80
9 Dec. 24, 1875*  - Dec. 4, 1889† Jefferson 1876^ 1880 Paull Lucas
10 Jun. 13, 1876*  - Dec. 31, 1876 Lewis align=center----- Hoffmann Johnson
11 Jan. 1, 1877  - Dec. 31, 1888 Wood 1876 Edmiston Brannon
12 Jun. 1, 1881*  - Mar. 30, 1882† Monroe align=center----- Moore Snyder
13 Jun. 1, 1882*  - Nov. 8, 1890° Greenbrier 1882^ 1884 Patton Holt
14 Jan. 1, 1883*  - Dec. 31, 1888 Barbour 1882^ A. Haymond English
15 Jan. 1, 1889  - Dec. 31, 1900 Lewis 1888 Johnson bgcolor=white
Jan. 1, 1901  - Dec. 31, 1912 1900 bgcolor=whiteLynch
16 Jan. 1, 1889  - Dec. 31, 1900 Mason 1888 S. Woods Poffenbarger align=center rowspan=44 align=center rowspan=4 bgcolor=#FFE8E80
17 Dec. 11, 1889*  - Dec. 31, 1892 Jefferson 1890^ Green Dent
18 Nov. 8, 1890*  - Dec. 31, 1896 Greenbrier 1890^ Snyder McWhorter
19 Jan. 1, 1893  - Dec. 31, 1904 Taylor 1892 Lucas Cox
20 Jan. 1, 1897  - Dec. 31, 1908 Kanawha 1896 Holt Williams align=center bgcolor=#DDEEFF3 1
21 George PoffenbargerJan. 1, 1901  - Dec. 31, 1922° Mason 1900 1912 English Litz 3 align=center bgcolor=#DDEEFF1
22 Jan. 17, 1903*  - Dec. 31, 1904 Jackson align=center----- seat created[2] Sanders 4 align=center bgcolor=#DDEEFF1
23 Jan. 1, 1905  - Jan. 28, 1907° Monongalia 1904 Dent Wm. Miller 5 0
24 Jan. 1, 1905  - Oct. 1, 1907° Mercer 1904 W. Miller Robinson
25 Jan. 28, 1907*  - Aug. 7, 1928† Wood 1908^ 1916 Cox Maxwell
26 Ira E. RobinsonOct. 15, 1907*  - Oct. 26, 1915° Taylor 1908^ Sanders Mason
27 Jan. 1, 1909  - Dec. 31, 1920 Greenbrier 1908 McWhorter Lively
28 Jan. 1, 1913  - Dec. 31, 1921° Harrison 1912 Brannon Meredith
29 Nov. 1, 1915*  - Dec. 31, 1916 Marion align=center----- Robinson Ritz
30 Jan. 1, 1917  - Nov. 30, 1922° Mercer 1916 Mason Meredith
31 Jan. 1, 1921  - Dec. 31, 1932 Kanawha 1920 Williams Kenna
32 Jan. 2, 1922*  - Dec. 31, 1923 Marion rowspan=2 align=center----- Lynch McGinnis
Jan. 1, 1923*  - Nov. 4, 1924 Ritz Hatcher 4 1
33 Jan. 1, 1923  - Dec. 31, 1924 Raleigh 1922^ Meredith H. Woods
34 Jan. 1, 1923*  - Dec. 31, 1936 McDowell 1924 Poffenbarger Fox
35 Nov. 4, 1924  - Dec. 31, 1940 Raleigh 1924^ 1928 Meredith Rose 5 0
36 Jan. 1, 1925  - Dec. 31, 1936 Ritchie 1924 McGinnis Riley
37 Aug. 21, 1928*  - Dec. 31, 1940 Harrison 1928 Wm. Miller Lovins
38 Jan. 1, 1933  - Jan. 20, 1950† Kanawha 1932 1944 Lively Given 4 1
39 Jan. 1, 1937  - Aug. 8, 1952† Braxton 1936 1948 Litz Browning 3 2
40 Jan. 1, 1937  - Jun. 29, 1958† Ohio 1936 1948 H. Woods Donley
41 Jan. 1, 1941  - Jun. 17, 1945† Marion 1940 Hatcher F. Haymond 5 0
42 Jan. 1, 1941  - Jan. 11, 1957° Cabell 1940 1952 Maxwell Ducker
43 Jul. 1, 1945*  - Jun. 10, 1972† Marion 1946^ 1952 1964 Rose Haden
44 Jan. 27, 1950*  - May 11, 1962† Kanawha 1950^ 1956 Kenna Caplan
45 Aug. 18, 1952*  - Jun. 24, 1971† Logan 1952^ 1960 Fox Carrigan
46 Jan. 11, 1957*  - Nov. 4, 1958 Cabell align=center----- Lovins Berry
47 Jul. 3, 1958*  - Nov. 4, 1958 Monongalia align=center----- Riley Calhoun 4 1
48 Nov. 4, 1958  - Dec. 31, 1976 McDowell 1958^ 1964 Ducker Thom. Miller 5 0
49 Nov. 4, 1958  - May 15, 1972° Hardy 1958^ 1960 Donley Kessel
50 May 28, 1962*  - Dec. 31, 1980 Harrison 1964^ 1968 Given McHugh
51 Jul. 13, 1971*  - Dec. 31, 1972 Marshall align=center----- Browning Sprouse 4 1
52 Jun. 21, 1972*  - Dec. 19, 1975° Monongalia 1972^ F. Haymond Wilson 3 2
53 Jun. 23, 1972*  - Dec. 31, 1972 Jackson align=center----- Calhoun Neely 3 2
54 Jan. 1, 1973  - Jun. 27, 1975° Monroe 1972 Carrigan Flowers 4 1
55 Jan. 1, 1973  - Apr. 15, 1995° Marion 1972 1984 Kessel Recht
56 Sept. 8, 1975*  - Dec. 31, 1976 Hancock align=center----- Sprouse Harshbarger 3 2
57 Jan. 26, 1976*  - Dec. 31, 1976 Jackson align=center----- Haden D. McGraw
58 Jan. 1, 1977  - Dec. 31, 1984 Cabell 1976^ Flowers Brotherton 5 0
59 Jan. 1, 1977  - Aug. 30, 1994° Ohio 1976 1988 Berry Cleckley
60 Jan. 1, 1977  - Dec. 31, 1988 Wyoming 1976 Wilson Workman
61 Jan. 1, 1981  - Dec. 31, 1997° Kanawha 1980 1992 Caplan McCuskey
Apr. 8, 2009*  - Dec. 31, 2012[3] 2010^ Albright Loughry
62 Jan. 1, 1985  - Aug. 31, 1995° Kanawha 1984 Harshbarger Albright 5 0
63 Margaret WorkmanDemocraticJan. 1, 1989  - Aug. 31, 1999° Kanawha 1988 D. McGraw Scott
Jan. 1, 2009  - Dec. 31, 2020 2008 Starcher Wooton
64 Sept. 6, 1994*  - Nov. 5, 1996 Monongalia align=center----- Thom. Miller Davis 5 0
65 May 26, 1995*  - Oct. 15, 1996°[4] Ohio align=center----- Neely Maynard
66 Sept. 26, 1995*  - Dec. 31, 1996 Wood align=center----- Brotherton Starcher
Jan. 1, 2001  - March 20, 2009† 2000 Scott McHugh
67 Dec. 16, 1996  - Aug. 13, 2018° Kanawha 1996^ 2000 2012 Cleckley Armstead
68 Jan. 1, 1997  - Dec. 31, 2008 Monongalia 1996 Albright Ketchum
69 Jan. 1, 1997  - Dec. 31, 2008 Mingo 1996 Recht Workman
70 Jan. 12, 1998*  - Dec. 31, 1998 Kanawha align=center----- McHugh W. McGraw 4 1
71 Jan. 1, 1999  - Dec. 31, 2004 Wyoming 1998^ McCuskey Benjamin 5 0
72 Nov. 4, 1999*  - Dec. 31, 2000 Roane align=center----- Workman Albright 4 1
73 Jan. 1, 2005  - Dec. 31, 2016 Kanawha 2004 W. McGraw Walker 4 1
74 Jan. 1, 2009  - July 27, 2018° Wayne 2008 Maynard Jenkins
75 Jan. 1, 2013  - Nov. 12, 2018 ° Kanawha 2012 McHugh Hutchison 3 2
76 Beth Walker Republican Jan. 1, 2017  - present Monongalia 2016 Benjamin Incumbent
77 Tim Armstead Republican Sept. 25, 2018*  - present Kanawha 2018 Ketchum Incumbent 1 3
78 Oct. 1, 2018*  - Feb. 4, 2022 Cabell 2018 Davis Bunn 1 4
79 John Hutchison Democratic Dec. 12, 2018*  - present Raleigh 2020 Loughry Incumbent 2 3
80 William Wooton Democratic Jan. 1, 2021  - present Raleigh 2020 Workman Incumbent 2 3
81 C. Haley Bunn Republican Apr. 27, 2022*  - present Wyoming align=center----- Jenkins Incumbent 2 3

Succession by seat

Year Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3
1863
bgcolor=blackJun. 20 Berkshire Harrison Brown
1864
1865
1866
1867 Maxwell
1868
bgcolor=blackSept. 10 Berkshire
1869
1870
1871 Moore
1872
Year Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5
1873 Moore Paull Hoffmann A.F. Haymond
1874
1875
bgcolor=blackDec. 24 Green
1876
bgcolor=blackJun. 13 Edmiston
1877 Johnson
1878
1879
1880
1881
bgcolor=blackJun. 1 Patton
1882
bgcolor=blackJun. 1 Snyder
1883 S. Woods
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889 Brannon English
bgcolor=blackDec. 11 Lucas
1890
bgcolor=blackNov. 8 Holt
1891
1892
1893 Dent
1894
1895
1896
1897 McWhorter
1898
1899
1900
1901 Brannon Poffenbarger
1902
1903
bgcolor=blackJan. 17 W. Miller
1904
1905 Cox Sanders
1906
1907
bgcolor=blackJan. 28 Wm. Miller
bgcolor=blackOct. 15 Robinson
1908
1909 Williams
1910
1911
1912
1913 Lynch
1914
1915
bgcolor=blackNov. 11 Mason
1916
1917 Ritz
1918
1919
1920
1921 Lively
1922
bgcolor=blackJan. 2 Meredith
1923 McGinnis Litz Meredith
1924
bgcolor=blackNov. 4 Hatcher
1925 H.B. Woods
1926
1927
1928
bgcolor=blackJun. 21 Maxwell
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933 Kenna
1934
1935
1936
1937 Riley Fox
1938
1939
1940
1941 Lovins Rose
1942
1943
1944
1945
bgcolor=blackJul. 1 F.C. Haymond
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
bgcolor=blackJan. 27 Given
1951
1952
bgcolor=blackAug. 18 Browning
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
bgcolor=blackJan. 11 Ducker
1958
bgcolor=blackJul. 3 Donley
bgcolor=blackNov. 4 Berry Calhoun
1959
1960
1961
1962
bgcolor=blackMay 28 Caplan
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
bgcolor=blackJul. 13 Carrigan
1972
bgcolor=blackJun. 21 Haden
bgcolor=blackJun. 23 Kessel
1973 Neely Sprouse
1974
1975
bgcolor=blackSept. 8 Flowers
1976
bgcolor=blackJan. 26 Wilson
1977 T. Miller Harshbarger D. McGraw
1978
1979
1980
1981 McHugh
1982
1983
1984
1985 Brotherton
1986
1987
1988
1989 Workman
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
bgcolor=blackSept. 6 Cleckley
1995
bgcolor=blackMay 26 Recht
bgcolor=blackSept. 26 Albright
1996
bgcolor=blackNov. 5 Davis
1997 Maynard Starcher
1998
bgcolor=blackJan. 12 McCuskey
1999 W. McGraw
bgcolor=blackNov. 4 Scott
2000
2001 Albright
2002
2003
2004
2005 Benjamin
2006
2007
2008
2009 Ketchum Workman
bgcolor=blackApr. 8 McHugh
2010
2011
2012
2013 Loughry
2014
2015
2016
2017 Walker
2018
bgcolor=blackSept. 25 Armstead
bgcolor=blackOct. 1 Jenkins
bgcolor=blackDec. 12 Hutchison
2019
2020
2021 Wooton
2022
bgcolor=blackApr. 27 Bunn

See also

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Notes and References

  1. In 1872, the new State Constitution expanded the Court to four seats requiring new elections for all seats. It also permitted former C.S.A. supporters to serve.Web site: West Virginia Constitution . 2009-08-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005191819/http://www.legis.state.wv.us/wvcode/wv_con.cfm . 2015-10-05 .
  2. Amendment 1 of the WV Constitution, adopted in 1904, expanded the Court to five seats effective in 1905 and, unlike in 1872, did not require new elections for all seats. For the interim, the amendment permitted the Governor to appoint the vacancy.http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/WV_CON.cfm#amendments
  3. Appointed by Governor Joe Manchin upon the death of Justice Joseph P. Albright; elected to the unexpired term on November 2, 2010, which ended on December 31, 2012.
  4. Though Justice Recht had resigned, the Court issued an Administrative Order on the same date temporarily appointing him until Dec. 18, 1996.

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