Related Research Articles
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal court located in Richmond,Virginia,with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of the state of West Virginia,the highest of West Virginia's state courts. The court sits primarily at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston,although from 1873 to 1915,it was also required by state law to hold sessions in Charles Town in the state's Eastern Panhandle. The court also holds special sittings at various locations across the state.
Earl Ray Tomblin is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of West Virginia from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the West Virginia Senate from 1980 to 2011 and as president of the West Virginia Senate from 1995 to 2011. Tomblin became acting governor in November 2010 following Joe Manchin's election to the U.S. Senate. He won a special election in October 2011 to fill the unexpired term ending on January 14,2013,and was elected to a full term as governor in November 2012.
Evan Hollin Jenkins is an American politician and judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia,joining the Court in 2018 and serving as chief justice in 2021. He resigned from the court on February 4,2022. He served as a U.S. Representative from West Virginia from 2015 to 2018. He is a Republican,having switched his party affiliation from Democratic in 2013.
Margaret Lee Workman is an American lawyer and a former justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Her 1988 election to the Supreme Court made her the first woman elected to statewide office in West Virginia and first female Justice on the Court.
Robin Jean Davis is an American jurist who served on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. First elected to fill an unexpired term in 1996,Davis later won full twelve-year terms in 2000 and 2012. However,Davis retired before the end of her second full term in August 2018 after the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee named Davis in articles of impeachment during the Impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Carte Patrick Goodwin is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party,he was appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16,2010 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Robert Byrd. He chose not to seek election to finish the unexpired term of Robert Byrd. Goodwin left office on November 15,2010 when Joe Manchin was sworn in after being elected to the Senate.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8,2016,in 12 states and two territories. The last regular gubernatorial elections for nine of the 12 states took place in 2012. The last gubernatorial elections for New Hampshire,Oregon,and Vermont took place in 2014,as Oregon held a special election due to the resignation of Governor John Kitzhaber,while the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont both serve two-year terms. The 2016 gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,including the presidential election,Senate,and House elections.
William Paul Cole III is an American businessman,politician and a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate,representing the 6th district from 2013 to 2017. He was the President of the Senate from 2015 to 2017. Cole also served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from May 28,2010,to January 12,2011,to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Delegate John Shott.
The 2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor of West Virginia,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 10.
The 2017 United States elections were held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 7,2017. This off-year election featured gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey,as well as state legislative elections in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the Virginia House of Delegates. Numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Special elections were also held for one seat of the U.S. Senate,representing Alabama,and six seats of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrats picked up the governorship in New Jersey and the Alabama Senate seat that was up for a special election. The governorship in Virginia and the six House seats that were up for special elections did not change party hands.
James Conley Justice II is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017. Justice was once a billionaire,but his net worth had declined to $513.3 million as of 2021. He inherited a coal mining business from his father and built a business empire with 94 companies,including the Greenbrier,a luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3,2020,in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2016,except in New Hampshire and Vermont where governors only serve two-year terms. These two states elected their current governors in 2018. Nine state governors ran for reelection and all nine won,while Democrat Steve Bullock of Montana could not run again due to term limits and Republican Gary Herbert of Utah decided to retire at the end of his term.
Charles H. Clements is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate,representing the 2nd district since January 28,2017. Prior to this,Clements represented the 5th District in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1995 to 1998.
The impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia occurred on August 13,2018,when the West Virginia House of Delegates voted to impeach all five justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for charges relating to corruption,overspending,and lack of oversight. Despite being threatened in other states at other times,this is the only time in United States history that the entire bench of the highest court of a state has been impeached.
The 2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia. Primary elections will take place on May 14,2024.
Joshua Booth is an American politician who served as a Delegate from the 19th District to the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2021 to 2022. Booth is a Republican.
The 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election was held on November 8,2022,electing all 100 members of the chamber. This coincided with the election of 17 of West Virginia's 34 state senators,and the election of West Virginia's two U.S. representatives. Primary elections were held on May 10,2022. Due to redistricting,this was the first House of Delegates election in which all members were elected from single member districts,with West Virginia following a trend of states phasing out multi-member districts in recent decades.
The 2022 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 8,2022,and elected 17 of the chamber's 34 members. This coincided with elections in the House of Delegates,and the election of West Virginia's two representatives. Following the 2020 census,this was the first West Virginia Senate election held after redistricting. Primary elections were held on May 10,2022.
The 2024 West Virginia House of Delegates elections will be held on November 5,2024,alongside elections to the presidency,governorship,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,and other offices. Primary elections will be held on May 14,2024.
References
- ↑ "Mark Drennan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Mark Drennan's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Gov. Jim Justice Appoints Mark Drennan to Fill Senate Seat in District 4". Office of the Governor of West Virginia. September 5, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
 | This article about a West Virginia politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |