Allen H. Loughry II at a glance
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- Former Judge
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- West Virginia Supreme Court
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Allen H. Loughry II
Former Judge · West Virginia Supreme Court
Biography
Professional career
- In April 2017, he was chosen Chief Justice for a four‐year term — the first such term since 1888
- Judge, West Virginia Supreme Court, 2013-present
- Allen Hayes Loughry II is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, later serving as its Chief Justice from 2017 to 2018, before his conviction on federal fraud charges and resignation from the bench.
- In 2003, he became a law clerk to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- From 1997 to 2003, he was a senior assistant attorney general in West Virginia’s Office of the Attorney General
Education
- B.A. in journalism from West Virginia University (1992), a J.D. from Capital University School of Law (Ohio), an S.J.D. and LL.M. in Law and Government from American University’s Washington College of Law, and an LL.M. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of London.
Additional information
- Elected in 2012 for a 12‐year term, Loughry joined the Supreme Court in January 2013.
- Elected to the court as a Republican November 6, 2012, for a term that began in January 2013.
- Practitioner, 2012-2012
- legis, 2012-2012
- prof, 2012-2012
- Loughry grew up in Tucker County, West Virginia, and graduated from Tucker County High School in 1988.
- Born August 9, 1970, Elkins, West Virginia.
- Date of birth: 1970-01-01
- Loughry held a position as a special assistant to U.S. Rep.
- Harley O. Staggers Jr. and as an aide to Governor Gaston Caperton.
- He also studied at the University of Oxford.
- He authored 113 published opinions and 32 dissents during his tenure.
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