STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
At Charleston A PROCLAMATION By the Governor WHEREAS, the passing of Justice Tim Almstead, has caused a vacancy in the offi ce of Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia;
and WHEREAS, article VIII, section 7 of the Constitution of West Virginia provides that if from any cause a vacancy shall occur in the offi ce of a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals, the Governor shall issue a directive of election to fi ll such vacancy in the manner prescribed by law for electing a justice of the court in which the vacancy exists, and the justice shall be elected for the unexpired term; and WHEREAS, section 3, article 10, section 3 of the West Virginia Code provides that where an unexpired te1m of offi ce for a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals is for a period longer than two years,
the vacancy shall be fi lled by a successor who has timely fi led a certifi cate of candidacy, and has been elected in a non-partisan election and qualifi ed to fi ll the unexpired term; and WHEREAS, at the time of Justice Tim Annstead’s retirement, more than two years remained unexpired in the term of offi ce for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. NOW, THEREFORE, I, PATRICK MORRISEY, Governor of the State of West Virginia, under the authority vested in my by the Constitution of West Virginia and the laws of this State, do hereby proclaim and declare that the unexpired term of offi ce for Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia shall be fi lled by the voters of West Virginia at the primary election to be held on May 12, 2026. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of West Virginia to be affi xed. By the Governor DONE at the Capitol in the City of Charleston, State of West Virginia, this Ninth Day of January, in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Six, and in the One Hundred Sixty-Third Year of the State.
SEAL By the Governor Patrick Morrisey GOVERNOR Kris Warner SECRETARY OF STATE GOVERNOR SECRETARY OF STATE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
At Charleston A PROCLAMATION By the Governor WHEREAS, the retirement of Justice Elizabeth D. Walker, has caused a vacancy in the offi ce of justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia;
and WHEREAS, article Vlll, section 7 of the Constitution of West Virginia provides that if from any cause a vacancy shall occur in the offi ce of a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals, the Governors hall issue a directive of election to fi ll such vacancy in the marine prescribed by law for electing a justice of the court in which the vacancy exists, and the justice shall be elected for the unexpired term; and WHEREAS, section 3, article 10, section 3 of the West Virginia Code provides that where an unexpired term of offi ce for a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals is for a period longer than two years, the vacancy shall be fi lled by a successor who has timely fi led a certifi cate of candidacy, and has been elected in a non-partisan election and qualifi ed to fi ll the unexpired term; and WHEREAS, at the time of Justice Elizabeth D. Walker’s retirement, more than two years remained unexpired in the term of offi ce for tl1e Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PATRICK MORRISEY, Governor of the State of West Virginia, under the authority vested in my by the Constitution of West Virginia and the laws of this State, do hereby proclaim and declare that the unexpired term of offi ce for Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia shall be fi lled by the voters of West Virginia at the primary election to be held on May 12, 2026. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of West Virginia to be affi xed. DONE at the Capitoin the City of Charleston State of West Virginia, this Ninth Day of January, in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Six, and in the One Hundred Sixty-Third Year of the State. SEAL By the Governor Patrick Morrisey GOVERNOR Kris Warner SECRETARY OF STATE
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