John A. Hutchison

John A. Hutchison (born 1950) is currently a Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

John Hutchison
Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Assumed office
December 12, 2018
Preceded byPaul Farrell (Acting)
Personal details
Born1950 (age 69–70)
Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (Before 2018)
Independent (2018–present)
EducationDavis and Elkins College (BA)
West Virginia University, Morgantown (JD)

Education

Hutchison received his Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Davis & Elkins College in 1972. He graduated with his Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1980.[1]

Hutchison practiced law in Raleigh County for 10 years with Gorman, Sheatsley and Hutchison. In 1991, he opened the Nationwide Insurance West Virginia Trial Division Office and served as its managing trial attorney for four years.[2]

State judicial service

He served as a Circuit Judge in Raleigh County from 1995–2018.[1]

Appointment to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Hutchison was one of fifteen people interviewed by the judicial commission for the vacancy.[1] He was appointed to a vacancy on the court on December 12, 2018[3] and will serve until the certification of the results of the next election, to be held in May 2020.[4][5] Hutchison was selected after the resignation of Justice Allen Loughry.[1][6] In January 2020, Hutchison filed to run for the remainder of Justice Loughry's unexpired term, which ends in 2024.[7]

Personal

He is married to Victoria Lagowski Hutchison and they have two children and two grandchildren.[8]

References
  1. Pierson, Lacie. "Raleigh circuit judge appointed to state Supreme Court". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. Holdren, Wendy (December 12, 2018). "Raleigh Judge John Hutchison appointed to state Supreme Court". Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  3. "Gov. Justice appoints Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge John Hutchison to the Supreme Court of Appeals". governor.wv.gov. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  4. "WV MetroNews – Hutchison to take seat on state Supreme Court". wvmetronews.com.
  5. "WV Judicial System Judges". www.courtswv.gov.
  6. Stuck, Taylor. "New faces on state Supreme Court after impeachment proceedings". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  7. "WV SOS - Elections - Candidate - Online Data Services". services.sos.wv.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  8. "Justice John A. Hutchison - Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia". www.courtswv.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Paul Farrell
Acting		 Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
2018–present		 Incumbent
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