Tim Armstead
Tim Armstead | |
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Armstead in 2012 | |
| Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | |
| In office January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Beth Walker |
| Succeeded by | William R. Wooton |
| In office January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Beth Walker |
| Succeeded by | Evan Jenkins |
| Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | |
| In office September 25, 2018 – August 26, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Jim Justice |
| Preceded by | Menis Ketchum |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Titus III |
| Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office January 14, 2015 – August 21, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Miley |
| Succeeded by | Roger Hanshaw |
| Minority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office January 10, 2007 – January 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Charles S. Trump |
| Succeeded by | Tim Miley |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 40th district | |
| In office September 1998 – August 21, 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Dean Jeffries |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Paul Armstead February 26, 1965 |
| Died | August 26, 2025 (aged 60) |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Charleston (BA) West Virginia University (JD) |
Timothy Paul Armstead (February 26, 1965 – August 26, 2025) was an American politician who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from 2018 until his death. In 2024, he began his second term as the chief justice. He had earlier represented the 40th District (Kanawha County) in the West Virginia House of Delegates. In 2015, Armstead became the first Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates in 84 years, serving in the position until 2018. Armstead was originally from Clendenin, West Virginia.