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H.L. Kirkpatrick
Justice, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Background: Kirkpatrick received his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky and his J.D. from the University of West Virginia College of Law.
At a glance
- Court
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- Position / seat
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Elected
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- June 12, 2026
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2032
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- May 12, 2026
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Kentucky
- Law: West Virginia University
- Prior offices
- Tenth Circuit Court (Year left office: 2026)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on H.L. Kirkpatrick’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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