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# Allen H. Loughry II

West Virginia Supreme Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: West Virginia Supreme Court
- State: Virginia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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
- 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


### Additional information

- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### cell phones and electronic devices

Scope: statewide

Virginia courts commonly restrict cell phones and other electronic devices in court buildings; counsel and litigants should check the local court policy before arrival.

Evidence excerpt: Most courts in Virginia do not allow you to bring a cell phone or other electronic device into the building.

[Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6029/allen-h-loughry-ii/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6029/allen-h-loughry-ii/)
- [West Virginia Supreme Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6029/allen-h-loughry-ii/)
- [Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6029/allen-h-loughry-ii/)
- [Allen Loughry](https://ballotpedia.org/Allen_Loughry)

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