Haley Bunn | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia | |
Assumed office April 27, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Jim Justice |
Preceded by | Evan Jenkins |
Personal details | |
Born | 1985or1986(age 39–40) 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,and subsequently elected,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. [3]
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. [4]
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. [5] [6] [7] and took office on April 27,2022. [3] She was sworn into office on May 12,2022, [8] making her the youngest woman to serve on the court. [1]
Bunn lives with her husband and two children in Charleston,West Virginia. [9] They attend Bible Center Church. [9] She is also a member of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia and has volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America. [9]