Spike Maynard

Elliott E. "Spike" Maynard (December 8, 1942 – May 1, 2014) was 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. A judge of West Virginia's 30th Judicial Circuit for over 16 years, he was elected as a Democrat to a 12-year term on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in 1996.

Spike Maynard
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
In office
January 1, 1997  December 31, 2008
Preceded byArthur M. Recht
Succeeded byMenis Ketchum
Judge of 30th Circuit Court of West Virginia
In office
1981–1996
Appointed byJay Rockefeller
Personal details
Born(1942-12-08)December 8, 1942
Williamson, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 2014(2014-05-01) (aged 71)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma materFlorida Southern College
West Virginia University College of Law

In 2010, Maynard switched parties and won the Republican nomination to challenge longtime Democratic U.S. Representative Nick Rahall in West Virginia's 3rd congressional district. On November 2, 2010, Maynard was defeated in his election bid in the second-closest election in Rahall's political history.

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