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.
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.
Menis E. Ketchum II is an American politician and jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. He was elected as a Democrat to a twelve-year term on the Court in November 2008 and served as chief justice in 2012 and served a second term as chief justice in 2016. He resigned in July 2018 with slightly less than 18 months left in his term. Ketchum resigned prior to the Impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia,but was still implicated by the House of Delegates. On July 31,2018,he pled guilty to a felony count of fraud related to his personal use of a state vehicle and gas fuel card.
The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of West Virginia,including:Governor,Secretary of State,Attorney General,State Auditor,State Treasurer,and State Agriculture Commissioner. The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the State Senate,State House of Delegates,Supreme Court of Appeals,State delegation to the U.S. Senate,and the State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives. For years in which a presidential election was held,the tables indicate which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
Robert Booth Goodwin II is an American attorney with Goodwin &Goodwin LLP in Charleston,West Virginia. He served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 2010 until 2015. Goodwin was a candidate for Governor of West Virginia in 2016.
Allen Hayes Loughry,II is a former justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
The 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This election was the fifth consecutive even-number year in which a senate election was held in West Virginia after elections in 2006,2008,2010,and 2012.
Carol Miller is an American farmer,educator,and politician who has represented West Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2019. The district,numbered as the 3rd district from 2019 to 2023,covers the southern half of the state,including Huntington,Charleston,Bluefield,and Beckley.
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.
Elizabeth D. "Beth" Walker is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals since 2017. She was elected in the Court's first non-partisan election on May 10,2016. She began a 12-year term on January 1,2017. Walker is the 77th justice to serve on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the same office in 2008. She has served as chief justice in 2019 and 2023.
The 2020 West Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of West Virginia,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Mike Pushkin is the chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 37 since 2014. He is also a taxi driver and musician,taking passengers or playing as a guitarist for his band "600 Lbs of Sin!" when the legislature is not in session. Pushkin authored the original legislation to impeach the Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
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.
West Virginia held elections on November 3,2020. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on June 9,2020.
West Virginia held elections on November 6,2018. Elections for the United States House and Senate were held as well as two high-profile ballot measures. These elections were held concurrently with other elections nationwide. Primary elections were held on May 8,2018.
The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the intermediate appellate court in West Virginia,created pursuant to the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021.
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 were held on May 14,2024.
Daniel W. Greear is an American lawyer and politician. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates,representing Kanawha County from 1995 to 1996. Since 2021 he has acted as a judge at the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Hollis T. Lewis is an American politician from West Virginia. He is a Democrat and represents District 57,which covers Kanawha County,in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2023.
