Tim Armstead
Timothy Paul Armstead (born February 26, 1965) is an American politician who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia since 2018. He is the designate to serve as chief justice in 2024. He formerly represented 40th District (Kanawha County) in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Armstead is originally from Clendenin, West Virginia. He is a graduate of the University of Charleston and West Virginia University College of Law.
Tim Armstead | |
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Armstead in 2012 | |
| Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Beth Walker |
| In office January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Beth Walker |
| Succeeded by | Evan Jenkins |
| Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office September 25, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Jim Justice |
| Preceded by | Menis Ketchum |
| Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office January 14, 2015 – August 21, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Miley |
| Succeeded by | Roger Hanshaw |
| Minority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office January 10, 2007 – January 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Charles S. Trump |
| Succeeded by | Tim Miley |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 40th district | |
| In office September 1998 – August 21, 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Dean Jeffries |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1965 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Charleston (BA) West Virginia University (JD) |
In 2015, Armstead became the first Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates in 84 years.
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