Richard Neely
Richard Neely | |
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| Born | August 2, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 2020 (aged 79) |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Yale University (LLB) |
| Occupations | Lawyer, author, professor, West Virginia Supreme Court justice |
| Employer(s) | Neely & Callaghan |
| Known for | Analysis of the how courts work within the larger political, economic and social system. Pioneer work in domestic law that took into account relative bargaining positions of the parties and the disparities in capacities to litigate. |
| Term | 22 years |
| Predecessor | Oliver D. Kessel |
| Successor | Arthur M. Recht |
| Board member of | Advisory Board, Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) Class Action Litigation Report, 2000–2020 |
| Spouse | Carolyn Elmore Neely |
| Children | John Champ Neely, II, M.D.; Charles Whittaker Neely, Esq. |
| Parent(s) | John Champ Neely and Elinore Forlani Neely |
| Website | http://www.neelycallaghan.com/richard-neely/4423912 |
Richard Forlani Neely (August 2, 1941 – November 8, 2020) was a justice and chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals from 1973 to 1995. When he took office, he became the youngest judge of a court of last resort in the English-speaking world in the 20th century.