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William Wooton
Justice, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals · Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Background: Wooton served in the West Virginia Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserve and reached the rank of colonel. Wooton’s career experience includes working as an assistant prosecuting attorney with Raleigh County.
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 (first elected 2020)
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- January 1, 2021
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2032
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- June 9, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: Marshall University
- Law: West Virginia University
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Attorney
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on William Wooton’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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