Tim Armstead

Tim Armstead
Armstead in 2012
Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Preceded byBeth Walker
Succeeded byWilliam R. Wooton
In office
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byBeth Walker
Succeeded byEvan Jenkins
Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
In office
September 25, 2018 – August 26, 2025
Appointed byJim Justice
Preceded byMenis Ketchum
Succeeded byGerald Titus III
Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 14, 2015 – August 21, 2018
Preceded byTim Miley
Succeeded byRoger Hanshaw
Minority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 10, 2007 – January 7, 2015
Preceded byCharles S. Trump
Succeeded byTim Miley
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 40th district
In office
September 1998 – August 21, 2018
Succeeded byDean Jeffries
Personal details
BornTimothy Paul Armstead
(1965-02-26)February 26, 1965
DiedAugust 26, 2025(2025-08-26) (aged 60)
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity 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.