John A. Hutchison
John Hutchison | |
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| Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office December 12, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Jim Justice |
| Preceded by | Allen Loughry (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 70–71) Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (Before 2018) Independent (2018–present) |
| Education | Davis and Elkins College (BA) West Virginia University, Morgantown (JD) |
John A. Hutchison (born 1950) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia since 2018.
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]
Legal career[]
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[]
Hutchison was appointed to the bench in the Tenth Judicial Circuit (Raleigh County) by then-Governor Gaston Caperton in 1995, and he was elected to that seat in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2008 and 2016.[3]
Appointment to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia[]
After the resignation of Justice Allen Loughry,[1][4] Hutchison was one of fifteen people interviewed by the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission for the vacancy.[1] He was appointed by Governor Jim Justice on December 12, 2018.[5] [6][7] Justice appointed Hutchison despite their different party registration. Hutchison had previously been elected as a Democrat through several partisan judicial elections. Nevertheless, the Republican Justice called Hutchison "one of the most conservative, respected jurists in the state of West Virginia" upon his appointment.[8] Then-Republican Party Chair Melody Potter celebrated the appointment while Belinda Biafore, chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, accused Justice of playing politics with the appointment.[8]
In June 2020, Hutchison faced his first election to serve the remainder of former Justice Allen Loughry's term.[9][10] Hutchison beat Lora Dyer, a circuit court judge on the Fifth West Virginia Circuit Court[11] and attorney William Schwartz.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | John A. Hutchison (incumbent) | 137,681 | 39.2% | |
| Nonpartisan | Lora Dyer | 124,939 | 31.0% | |
| Nonpartisan | William Schwartz | 88,369 | 25.6% | |
| Total votes | 350,989 | 100.0% | ||
Personal[]
He is married to Victoria Lagowski Hutchison and they have two children and two grandchildren.[13]
References[]
- ^ a b c Pierson, Lacie. "Raleigh circuit judge appointed to state Supreme Court". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ Holdren, Wendy (December 12, 2018). "Raleigh Judge John Hutchison appointed to state Supreme Court". Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Justice John A. Hutchison".
- ^ Stuck, Taylor. "New faces on state Supreme Court after impeachment proceedings". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "WV MetroNews – Hutchison to take seat on state Supreme Court". wvmetronews.com.
- ^ "WV Judicial System Judges". www.courtswv.gov.
- ^ a b Adams, Steven Allen (December 13, 2018). "West Virginia Governor Appoints Hutchison to State Supreme Court". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register.
- ^ https://ballotpedia.org/John_A._Hutchinson
- ^ "West Virginia judicial elections, 2012". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "Lora Dyer". Ballotpedia.
- ^ Barger, K. "WV election | Schwartzforwv.com | United States". Wks2020.
- ^ "Justice John A. Hutchison - Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia". www.courtswv.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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