Margaret Workman

Margaret Workman DEMDemocrat

American judge

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Margaret WorkmanDEMDemocrat American judge
75
Years of Age
WVResidence (state)

Margaret Lee Workman (born May 22, 1947) is an American lawyer and a former justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Her 1988 election to the Supreme Court made her the first woman elected to statewide office in West Virginia and first female Justice on the Court.

Education4 - 4 of 2
West Virginia University College of Law
JD
1974
West Virginia University
Graduated
1969
Past Positions1 - 12 of 12
Delegate
Democratic National Convention
2000
Volunteer
Carter Presidential Campaign
Chief Justice
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
1993
Chief Justice
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
1997
Chief Justice
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
2011
Chief Justice
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
2015
Attorney
Margaret Workman Law
2000 - 2008
Circuit Court Judge
West Virginia Circuit Court, 13th District
1981 - 1988
Lawyer
Workman Law, Charleston, West Virginia
1976 - 1981
Assistant Counsel
Public Works Committee, United States Senate
1974 - 1976
Former Campaign Staff Member
United States Senator Jay Rockefeller
Former Law Clerk
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Other Experience1 - 10 of 10
Founder
Gender Fairness in the Courts Task Force, District 2
2002
Member
American Law Institute
Board Member
Interdenominational Council on Social Concerns, Charleston
Board Member
Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, West Virginia
Board Member
Dance Theater, West Virginia
Board Member
Black Diamond Girl Scout Council
Founder
Broadwater Committee
Founder
Gender Fairness in the Courts Task Force
Founder
Future of the Judiciary Task Force
Member
Trial Lawyers Association, West Virginia
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