List of Justices for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

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

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of West Virginia, the highest of West Virginia's state courts. It is located in the state capital, Charleston....

since 1863.

The Court created by the 1863 West Virginia. State Constitution

#	Name	Party	Tenure	Residence County	Elected	Predecessor	Successor	\|Composition
1	Ralph Lazier Berkshire	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jun. 20, 1863 – Dec. 31, 1866	Monongalia	1863	seat created	Maxwell
1	Ralph Lazier Berkshire		Sept. 10, 1868* – Dec. 31, 1872	Monongalia	1868^{^}	Harrison	seat abolished
2	William A. Harrison	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jun. 20, 1863 – Sept. 1, 1868°	Harrison	1863	seat created	Berkshire
3	James H. Brown	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jun. 20, 1863 – Dec. 31, 1870	Kanawha	1863	seat created	Moore	3	0
4	Edwin Maxwell	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1867 – Dec. 31, 1872	Harrison	1866	Berkshire	seat abolished	3	0
5	Charles P.T. Moore	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1871 – Dec. 31, 1872	Mason	1870	Brown	seat abolished	2	1

The Court created by the 1872 West Virginia State Constitution

#	Name	Party	Tenure	Residence County	Elected	Predecessor	Successor	\|Composition
5	Charles P.T. Moore	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1873 – Jun. 1, 1881°	Mason	1872	seat created	Patton
6	John S. Hoffmann	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1873 – Jun. 1, 1876°	Harrison	1872	seat created	Edmiston
7	James Paull	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1873 – May 11, 1875^†	Ohio	1872	seat created	Green
8	Alpheus F. Haymond	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1873 – Dec. 31, 1882°	Marion	1872 1876	seat created	S. Woods	4	0
9	Thomas C. Green	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Dec. 24, 1875* – Dec. 4, 1889^†	Jefferson	1876^{^} 1880	Paull	Lucas
10	Matthew Edmiston	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jun. 13, 1876* – Dec. 31, 1876	Lewis	-----	Hoffmann	Johnson
11	Okey Johnson	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1877 – Dec. 31, 1888	Wood	1876	Edmiston	Brannon
12	James French Patton James French Patton James French Patton was born September 19, 1843 to the Hon. John M. Patton and Peggy French Williams of Richmond, Virginia. Patton was a lieutenant in the Confederate Army, member of the Virginia bar, and appointed to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in 1881.Patton was the...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jun. 1, 1881* – Mar. 30, 1882^†	Monroe	-----	Moore	Snyder
13	Adam C. Snyder	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jun. 1, 1882* – Nov. 8, 1890°	Greenbrier	1882^{^} 1884	Patton	Holt
14	Samuel Woods	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1883* – Dec. 31, 1888	Barbour	1882^{^}	A. Haymond	English
15	Henry Brannon	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1889 – Dec. 31, 1900	Lewis	1888	Johnson
15	Henry Brannon	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1901 – Dec. 31, 1912	Lewis	1900		Lynch
16	John W. English	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1889 – Dec. 31, 1900	Mason	1888	S. Woods	Poffenbarger	4	0
17	Daniel B. Lucas Daniel B. Lucas Daniel Bedinger Lucas , was a poet and lawyer from West Virginia. He was the son of United States Senator William Lucas....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Dec. 11, 1889* – Dec. 31, 1892	Jefferson	1890^{^}	Green	Dent
18	Homer A. Holt Homer A. Holt (justice) Homer A. Holt was a West Virginia lawyer and justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Nov. 8, 1890* – Dec. 31, 1896	Greenbrier	1890^{^}	Snyder	McWhorter
19	Marmaduke H. Dent Marmaduke H. Dent Marmaduke Herbert Dent was a West Virginia politician and judge....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1893 – Dec. 31, 1904	Taylor	1892	Lucas	Cox
20	Henry C. McWhorter Henry C. McWhorter Henry Clay McWhorter was a lawyer, judge, and politician in West Virginia....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1897 – Dec. 31, 1908	Kanawha	1896	Holt	Williams	3	1
21	George Poffenbarger George Poffenbarger George Poffenbarger was a lawyer and long-time justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. He attended Rio Grande College in Rio Grande, Ohio and then taught school for seven years. After studying law under John W. English, a future West Virginia Supreme Court justice, he was admitted...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1901 – Dec. 31, 1922°	Mason	1900 1912	English	Litz	3	1
22	Warren Miller Warren Miller (West Virginia Congressman) Warren Miller was a lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative in the 54th and 55th United States Congresses....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 17, 1903* – Dec. 31, 1904	Jackson	-----	seat created	Sanders	4	1
23	Frank Cox	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1905 – Jan. 28, 1907°	Monongalia	1904	Dent	Wm. Miller	5	0
24	Joseph M. Sanders	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1905 – Oct. 1, 1907°	Mercer	1904	W. Miller	Robinson
25	William N. Miller	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 28, 1907* – Aug. 7, 1928^†	Wood	1908^{^} 1916	Cox	Maxwell
26	Ira E. Robinson Ira E. Robinson Ira Ellsworth Robinson was a politician, judge, and the first chairman of the Federal Radio Commission....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Oct. 15, 1907* – Oct. 26, 1915°	Taylor	1908^{^}	Sanders	Mason
27	L. Judson Williams	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1909 – Dec. 31, 1920	Greenbrier	1908	McWhorter	Lively
28	Chas. W. Lynch	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1913 – Dec. 31, 1921°	Harrison	1912	Brannon	Meredith
29	John W. Mason	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Nov. 1, 1915* – Dec. 31, 1916	Marion	-----	Robinson	Ritz
30	Harold A. Ritz	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1917 – Nov. 30, 1922°	Mercer	1916	Mason	Meredith
31	Frank Lively	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1921 – Dec. 31, 1932	Kanawha	1920	Williams	Kenna
32	James A. Meredith	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 2, 1922* – Dec. 31, 1923	Marion	-----	Lynch	McGinnis
32	James A. Meredith		Jan. 1, 1923* – Nov. 4, 1924	Marion	-----	Ritz	Hatcher	4	1
33	William H. McGinnis	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1923 – Dec. 31, 1924	Raleigh	1922^{^}	Meredith	H. Woods
34	M.O. Litz	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1923* – Dec. 31, 1936	McDowell	1924	Poffenbarger	Fox
35	John H. Hatcher	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Nov. 4, 1924 – Dec. 31, 1940	Raleigh	1924^{^} 1928	Meredith	Rose	5	0
36	Homer B. Woods	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 1925 – Dec. 31, 1936	Ritchie	1924	McGinnis	Riley
37	Haymond Maxwell	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Aug. 21, 1928* – Dec. 31, 1940	Harrison	1928	Wm. Miller	Lovins
38	J.N. Kenna	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1933 – Jan. 20, 1950^†	Kanawha	1932 1944	Lively	Given	4	1
39	Fred L. Fox	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1937 – Aug. 8, 1952^†	Braxton	1936 1948	Litz	Browning	3	2
40	James B. Riley	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1937 – Jun. 29, 1958^†	Ohio	1936 1948	H. Woods	Donley	3	2
41	Herschel H. Rose	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1941 – Jun. 17, 1945^†	Marion	1940	Hatcher	F. Haymond	5	0
42	William T. Lovins	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1941 – Jan. 11, 1957°	Cabell	1940 1952	Maxwell	Ducker
43	Frank C. Haymond	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jul. 1, 1945* – Jun. 10, 1972^†	Marion	1946^{^} 1952 1964	Rose	Haden
44	Leslie E. Given	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 27, 1950* – May 11, 1962^†	Kanawha	1950^{^} 1956	Kenna	Caplan
45	Chauncey Browning	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Aug. 18, 1952* – Jun. 24, 1971^†	Logan	1952^{^} 1960	Fox	Carrigan
46	Henry L. Ducker	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 11, 1957* – Nov. 4, 1958	Cabell	-----	Lovins	Berry
47	Robert T. Donley	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jul. 3, 1958* – Nov. 4, 1958	Monongalia	-----	Riley	Calhoun	4	1
48	Thornton G. Berry, Jr.	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Nov. 4, 1958 – Dec. 31, 1976	McDowell	1958^{^} 1964	Ducker	Thom. Miller	5	0
49	Harlan M. Calhoun	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Nov. 4, 1958 – May 15, 1972°	Hardy	1958^{^} 1960	Donley	Kessel
50	Fred H. Caplan	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	May 28, 1962* – Dec. 31, 1980	Harrison	1964^{^} 1968	Given	McHugh
51	John E. Carrigan	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jul. 13, 1971* – Dec. 31, 1972	Marshall	-----	Browning	Sprouse	4	1
52	Charles H. Haden, II	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jun. 21, 1972* – Dec. 19, 1975°	Monongalia	1972^{^}	F. Haymond	Wilson	3	2
53	Oliver D. Kessel	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jun. 23, 1972* – Dec. 31, 1972	Jackson	-----	Calhoun	Neely	3	2
54	James Marshall Sprouse James Marshall Sprouse James Marshall Sprouse was a United States federal judge.Born in Williamson, West Virginia, Sprouse was in the United States Army, 104th Division, during World War II from 1942 to 1945. He received an A.B. from St. Bonaventure University in 1947 and an LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1949...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1973 – Jun. 27, 1975°	Monroe	1972	Carrigan	Flowers	4	1
55	Richard Forlani Neely	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1973 – Apr. 15, 1995°	Marion	1972 1984	Kessel	Recht	4	1
56	Edwin F. Flowers	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Sept. 8, 1975* – Dec. 31, 1976	Hancock	-----	Sprouse	Harshbarger	3	2
57	Donald R. Wilson	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 26, 1976* – Dec. 31, 1976	Jackson	-----	Haden	D. McGraw	3	2
58	Sam R. Harshbarger	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1977 – Dec. 31, 1984	Cabell	1976^{^}	Flowers	Brotherton	5	0
59	Thomas B. Miller	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1977 – Aug. 30, 1994°	Ohio	1976 1988	Berry	Cleckley
60	Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1977 – Dec. 31, 1988	Wyoming	1976	Wilson	Workman
61	Thomas E. McHugh Thomas McHugh (judge) Thomas E. McHugh is an American jurist currently serving on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. In 1980 and 1992, McHugh was elected as a Democrat to full, twelve-year terms on the Court. He retired on December 31, 1997....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1981 – Dec. 31, 1997°	Kanawha	1980 1992	Caplan	McCuskey
61			Apr. 8, 2009* – present	Kanawha	2010^{^}	Albright	incumbent
62	W.T. Brotherton, Jr. William T. Brotherton, Jr. William T. Brotherton, Jr. was the Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Kanawha County and served from 1973 to 1981. He was a Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court from 1984 until 1995, and served as Chief Justice in 1989 and 1994...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1985 – Aug. 31, 1995°	Kanawha	1984	Harshbarger	Albright	5	0
63	Margaret Workman Margaret Workman Margaret Lee Workman, a Democrat, is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. In West Virginia, the status of Chief Justice, by tradition, rotates between the justices annually and is mainly an administrative post....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1989 – Aug. 31, 1999°	Kanawha	1988	D. McGraw	Scott	5	0
63			Jan. 1, 2009 – present	Kanawha	2008	Starcher	incumbent
64	Franklin Cleckley	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Sept. 6, 1994* – Nov. 5, 1996	Monongalia	-----	Thom. Miller	Davis	5	0
65	Arthur M. Recht	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	May 26, 1995* – Oct. 15, 1996°	Ohio	-----	Neely	Maynard
66	Joseph P. Albright Joseph Albright Joseph P. Albright was an American jurist who first served on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from 1995 to 1996. In November 2000, he was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals for a full 12 year term. -Personal:Joseph P. Albright was born in Wood County, West Virginia...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Sept. 26, 1995* – Dec. 31, 1996	Wood	-----	Brotherton	Starcher
67	Robin Davis Robin Davis Robin Jean Davis is an American jurist currently serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. In 1996, Davis was appointed by Governor Gaston Caperton to replace Justice Franklin Cleckley. In 1996, she was elected to fill the unexpired term and was re-elected to a full...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Nov. 5, 1996 – present	Kanawha	1996^{^} 2000	Cleckley	incumbent
68	Larry Starcher Larry Starcher Larry V. Starcher was a justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. In November 1996, he was elected as a Democrat in a partisan election to the Supreme Court of Appeals. He served as Chief Justice in 1999 and 2003.- Legal Background :...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1997 – Dec. 31, 2008	1996	Albright	Ketchum
69	Spike Maynard Spike Maynard Elliot E. "Spike" Maynard is an American lawyer and former judge from West Virginia. In 1996 he was elected as a Democrat to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1997 – Dec. 31, 2008	Mingo	1996	Recht	Workman
70	John F. McCuskey	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 12, 1998* – Dec. 31, 1998	Kanawha	-----	McHugh	W. McGraw	4	1
71	Warren R. McGraw	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 1999 – Dec. 31, 2004	Wyoming	1998^{^}	McCuskey	Benjamin	5	0
72	George M. Scott	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Nov. 4, 1999* – Dec. 31, 2000	Roane	-----	Workman	Albright	4	1
73	Joseph P. Albright Joseph Albright Joseph P. Albright was an American jurist who first served on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from 1995 to 1996. In November 2000, he was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals for a full 12 year term. -Personal:Joseph P. Albright was born in Wood County, West Virginia...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 2001 – March 20, 2009^†	Wood	2000	Scott	McHugh	5	0
74	Brent D. Benjamin Brent D. Benjamin Brent D. Benjamin is a justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. During his election campaign and subsequent tenure on the Court, his alleged relationship with the Chief Executive Officer of coal giant Massey Energy has subjected him to controversy...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	Jan. 1, 2005 – present	Kanawha	2004	W. McGraw	incumbent	4	1
75	Menis Ketchum Menis Ketchum Menis E. Ketchum II is a justice on 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.-Background:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Jan. 1, 2009 – present	Wayne	2008	Maynard	incumbent	4	1

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Succession by Seat

Year		\|Seat 1	\|Seat 2	\|Seat 3
1863		\|Seat 1	\|Seat 2	\|Seat 3
	Jun. 20	Berkshire	Harrison	Brown
1864
1865
1866
1867		Maxwell
1868
	Sept. 10		Berkshire
1869
1870
1871				Moore
1872				Moore

Year		\|Seat 1	\|Seat 2	\|Seat 3	\|Seat 4	Seat 5
1873		Moore	Paull	Hoffmann	A.F. Haymond
1874
1875
	Dec. 24		Green
1876
	Jun. 13			Edmiston
1877				Johnson
1878
1879
1880
1881
	Jun. 1	Patton
1882		Patton
	Jun. 1	Snyder
1883					S. Woods
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889				Brannon	English
	Dec. 11		Lucas
1890
	Nov. 8	Holt
1891
1892
1893			Dent
1894
1895
1896
1897		McWhorter
1898
1899
1900
1901				Brannon	Poffenbarger
1902
1903
	Jan. 17					W. Miller
1904						W. Miller
1905			Cox			Sanders
1906
1907
	Jan. 28		Wm. Miller
	Oct. 15					Robinson
1908
1909		Williams
1910
1911
1912
1913				Lynch
1914
1915
	Nov. 11					Mason
1916						Mason
1917						Ritz
1918
1919
1920
1921		Lively
1922
	Jan. 2			Meredith
1923				McGinnis	Litz	Meredith
1924						Meredith
	Nov. 4					Hatcher
1925				H.B. Woods
1926
1927
1928
	Jun. 21		Maxwell
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933		Kenna
1934
1935
1936
1937				Riley	Fox
1938
1939
1940
1941			Lovins			Rose
1942
1943
1944
1945
	Jul. 1					F.C. Haymond
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
	Jan. 27	Given
1951
1952
	Aug. 18				Browning
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
	Jan. 11		Ducker
1958
	Jul. 3			Donley
	Nov. 4		Berry	Calhoun
1959
1960
1961
1962
	May 28	Caplan
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
	Jul. 13				Carrigan
1972
	Jun. 21					Haden
	Jun. 23			Kessel
1973				Neely	Sprouse
1974
1975
	Sept. 8				Flowers
1976
	Jan. 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
	Sept. 6		Cleckley
1995
	May 26			Recht
	Sept. 26				Albright
1996
	Nov. 5		Davis
1997				Maynard	Starcher
1998
	Jan. 12	McCuskey
1999		W. McGraw
	Nov. 4					Scott
2000						Scott
2001						Albright
2002
2003
2004
2005		Benjamin
2006
2007
2008
2009				Ketchum	Workman
	Apr. 8					McHugh
2010
2011

The Court created by the 1863 West Virginia. State Constitution

The Court created by the 1872 West Virginia State Constitution

Succession by Seat

See also