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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Commission on Special Investigations, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Energy, Industry and Mining Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Joint Children and Families Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Joint Commission on Special Investigations, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Joint Economic Development Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Joint Energy Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Infrastructure Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Judiciary Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Joint PEIA, Seniors and Long Term Care Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, West Virginia Law Institute-Interim Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Member, Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalition Team, Office of Institutional Education Programs, West Virginia Department of Education, 2001-2008

Member, Governor's Committee on Crime and Delinquency, 1982-1985, 1997-2004

Education

  • JD, West Virginia University, 1978
  • BA, History, Marshall University, 1974

Professional Experience

  • JD, West Virginia University, 1978
  • BA, History, Marshall University, 1974
  • Magistrate, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 2003-present
  • Lawyer, General Law Practice, 1978-present
  • Partner, Thorn Tree Apartments Limited Liability Company, 2013
  • Juvenile Court Referee, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1980-2010
  • Adjunct Professor, Legal Studies & Criminal Justice, Marshall University, 1980-2004
  • Guest Sports Columnist, Herald Dispatch, 1996-2001
  • Special Commissioner, Cabell County Circuit Court, 1984-1986
  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cabell County, 1978-1980

Political Experience

  • JD, West Virginia University, 1978
  • BA, History, Marshall University, 1974
  • Magistrate, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 2003-present
  • Lawyer, General Law Practice, 1978-present
  • Partner, Thorn Tree Apartments Limited Liability Company, 2013
  • Juvenile Court Referee, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1980-2010
  • Adjunct Professor, Legal Studies & Criminal Justice, Marshall University, 1980-2004
  • Guest Sports Columnist, Herald Dispatch, 1996-2001
  • Special Commissioner, Cabell County Circuit Court, 1984-1986
  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cabell County, 1978-1980
  • Senator, West Virginia State Senate, District 5, 2014-present
  • Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 5, 2018
  • Parliamentarian, Cabell County Democratic Executive Committee, 1991-1993

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Commission on Special Investigations, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Joint Energy Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Infrastructure Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Judiciary Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint PEIA, Seniors and Long Term Care Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Former Member, West Virginia Law Institute-Interim Committee, West Virginia State Senate

Member, Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalition Team, Office of Institutional Education Programs, West Virginia Department of Education, 2001-2008

Member, Governor's Committee on Crime and Delinquency, 1982-1985, 1997-2004

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Banking and Insurance Committee

Member, Economic Development Committee

Member, Enrolled Bills Committee

Member, Government Organization Committee

Member, Joint Commission on Special Investigations

Member, Joint Committee on Energy

Member, Joint Committee on Government Organization

Member, Joint Committee on Public Employees Insurance Agency, Seniors, and Long Term Care

Member, Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Member, Joint Committee on the West Virginia Law Institute

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Natural Resources Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, West Virginia University, 1978
  • BA, History, Marshall University, 1974
  • Magistrate, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 2003-present
  • Lawyer, General Law Practice, 1978-present
  • Partner, Thorn Tree Apartments Limited Liability Company, 2013
  • Juvenile Court Referee, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1980-2010
  • Adjunct Professor, Legal Studies & Criminal Justice, Marshall University, 1980-2004
  • Guest Sports Columnist, Herald Dispatch, 1996-2001
  • Special Commissioner, Cabell County Circuit Court, 1984-1986
  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cabell County, 1978-1980
  • Senator, West Virginia State Senate, District 5, 2014-present
  • Candidate, West Virginia State Senate, District 5, 2018
  • Parliamentarian, Cabell County Democratic Executive Committee, 1991-1993
  • Board of Directors Member, Forest Management Incorporated, 1992-present
  • Member, Saint Joseph Catholic Church, present
  • Member, Saint Joseph Men's Club, present
  • Member, Trout Unlimited, present
  • Member, West Virginia State Bar, present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Weed & Seed Federal Grant Committee for Community Improvement, 2002-2008
  • Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach, Huntington High School, 2002-2007
  • Chair, Police Hearing Board, Village of Barboursville, 1999-2005
  • Member, Time Out Youth Shelter Community Team, 2000-2004
  • Board of Directors Member, A-D Lewis Youth Recreational Center, 1986-1998
  • Board of Directors Member, Time Out Youth Shelter, 1985-1993
  • Board of Directors Member, Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, 1981-1986