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West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
The highest court in West Virginia. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Nonpartisan electionHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
12 yearsTerm length
5Sitting justices
1872Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Haley Bunn
Chief Justice · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 27, 2022
Appointed by Jim Justice (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Bill Flanigan
Justice · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: June 11, 2026
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
H.L. Kirkpatrick
Justice · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: June 12, 2026
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Charles S. Trump IV
Justice · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2025
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
William Wooton
Justice · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2021
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.