Margaret Workman
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Margaret Lee Workman, a Democrat, is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
. In West Virginia, the status of Chief Justice, by tradition, rotates between the justices annually and is mainly an administrative post.
She was appointed a circuit judge in Kanawha County, West Virginia
to fill a vacancy in 1983 and subsequently elected. She was elected to the Supreme Court in 1988 for a 12-year term. She, however, resigned in 1999.
She then entered the Democratic in 2002 and 2004 for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
seat, but lost both times. She then ran again for the court in 2008 and was elected.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of West Virginia, the highest of West Virginia's state courts. It is located in the state capital, Charleston....
. In West Virginia, the status of Chief Justice, by tradition, rotates between the justices annually and is mainly an administrative post.
She was appointed a circuit judge in Kanawha County, West Virginia
Kanawha County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 200,073 people, 86,226 households, and 55,960 families residing in the county. The population density was 222 people per square mile . There were 93,788 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...
to fill a vacancy in 1983 and subsequently elected. She was elected to the Supreme Court in 1988 for a 12-year term. She, however, resigned in 1999.
She then entered the Democratic in 2002 and 2004 for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
West Virginia's 2nd congressional district stretches from the Ohio River border with Ohio to the Potomac River border with Maryland and the border with Virginia. It includes the capital city of Charleston and the rapidly growing residential communities of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and...
seat, but lost both times. She then ran again for the court in 2008 and was elected.