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Tim ArmsteadNONENon-Partisan Appellate Judge
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Timothy Paul Armstead (born February 26, 1965) is a Republican politician and jurist from West Virginia, currently serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. He formerly represented 40th District (Kanawha County) in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Armstead is originally from Clendenin, West Virginia. He is a graduate of the University of Charleston and West Virginia University College of Law.In 2015, Armstead became the first Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates in 84 years.

Education4 - 4 of 2
West Virginia University College of Law
JD Law
1990
University of Charleston
BA Political Science and History
1987
Past Positions1 - 13 of 13
Delegate
West Virginia State House of Delegates
1998 - 2018
Speaker of the House
West Virginia State House of Delegates
2015 - 2018
Minority Leader
West Virginia State House of Delegates
2007 - 2015
Chief Justice
West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals
2020
Justice
West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals
2018 - Current
Attorney
NiSource Corporate Services Company
2001 - Current
Attorney
Steptoe and Johnson
1998 - 2001
Executive Assistant to Chief of Staff
Office of the Governor of West Virginia
1997 - 1998
Attorney
Carey, Hill and Scott
1994 - 1997
General Counsel
West Virginia State Republican Executive Committee
1995 - 1997
Law Clerk
United States District Judge David A. Faber
1992 - 1994
Attorney
Spilman, Thomas, Battle, and Klostermeyer
1990 - 1992
Press Intern
Office of the Governor
1985 - 1988
Other Experience1 - 21 of 21
Member
Knight of the Golden Horseshoe
Current
Member
Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit
Current
Co-Chair
Kanawha County Bush-Cheney
2004
Delegate-at-Large
Republican National Convention
2004
Member
West Virginia State Bar Government Lawyers Committee
2001
Member
Board of Directors, Elk River Community Council
1996 - 2001
Member
Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families
1998 - 2000
Member
Southern Growth Policies Board
1998 - Current
Member
National Governors Association, Natural Resources Staff Advisory Committee
1997 - 1998
Member
Leadership West Virginia
1997
Member
West Virginia Archives and History Commission
1990 - 1994
President
West Virginia Historical Society
1990 - 1994
Member
West Virginia State Bar
1990 - Current
Member
National Rifle Association
Former Member
West Virginia Law Review
Member
Kentucky State Bar Association
Minority Chair
Committee on the Judiciary, West Virginia State House of Delegates
2005 - 2007
Former Chair
Commission on Special Investigations, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Chair
Rules Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Chair
Post Audits Subcommittee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member
Joint Government and Finance Committee, West Virginia State Assembly