Governor Morrisey names new Supreme Court of Appeals justice

Gov. Morrisey appoints Fayette County judge to the state supreme court

BLUEFIELD — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday that after considering several highly-qualified applicants, he had appointed a Fayette County native and circuit judge to the Mountain State’s supreme court.

Morrisey appoints Fayette County Circuit Judge to WV Supreme Court of Appeals

Gov. Patrick Morrisey (right) on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, appointed Fayette County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Ewing (standing left, with his wife Mindy, center) to the state Supreme Court of Appeals to fill a vacancy left by Justice Beth Walker. (West Virginia Office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey | Courtesy photo)Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Wednesday appointed Fayette County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Ewing to the state Supreme Court of Appeals. Ewing w…

Fayette County circuit court judge named to WV Supreme Court of Appeals

Gov. Patrick Morrisey, on Aug. 6, 2025, appointed a Fayette County Circuit Court judge to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Thomas Ewing, 47, of Edmond, Fayette County, will have to seek election to the seat in a special election in May 2026, and then seek a full term in May 2028, according to a social media post from Morrisey.

New justice appointed to W.Va. Supreme Court of Appeals

Justice Thomas H. Ewing currently serves as a circuit judge in Fayette County.

Governor Morrisey names new Supreme Court of Appeals justice

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed a new justice to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Thomas H. Ewing, a Fayette County Circuit Court judge, will replace Beth Walker who retired in June. Morrisey made the announcement at a news conference held earlier today. Ewing is a circuit judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. He presides over the Fayette County Adult Treatment Court, Fayette County Family Treatme…

Fayette County judge picked to fill vacant West Virginia Supreme Court position

A Fayette County judge has been picked to fill a vacant seat on the West Virginia Supreme Court.Tom Ewing, who has served in the Fifteenth Judicial Court in Fay