Supreme Court: Five-way race to complete late justice's term

CHARLESTON – This year’s May primary serves as the general election for two races for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

In the first, the justice appointed to the seat vacated following the death of Justice Tim Armstead faces four challengers in his bid to complete the term, which runs through 2032.

Armstead, 60, died in August due to complications from cancer. A 20-year member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and former House speaker, Armstead was appointed to the state Supreme Court by then-Gov. Jim Justice in 2018, re-elected to serve the remainder of former Justice Menis Ketchum’s term later that year, and elected in 2020 to a full 12-year term.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced last November the appointment of Charleston attorney Gerald M. Titus III to serve on the state’s highest court and succeed Armstead until the May special election.




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