Justice Walker to retire from West Virginia Supreme Court

West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker announces retirement

West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker, on Monday, April 21, 2025, announced her intent to retire from the office of Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on June 27, 2025.

Justice Beth Walker to retire in June

CHARLESTON — Elizabeth “Beth” D. Walker, who has served as a justice on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals since 2017, will retire from the bench this coming June.

West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker to retire in June

Portrait of Justice Beth Walker in the Supreme Court of Appeals Courtroom on March 11, 2024. (J. Alex Wilson | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia)West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker will retire June 27 after more than eight years on the bench. Walker wrote of her retirement in a letter to Chief Justice William Wooten on Monday.  “While serving the people of West Virginia has been the greatest honor of my life, I now do my part…

Justice Walker to retire from West Virginia Supreme Court

CHARLESTON (WV News) — Justice Elizabeth "Beth" Walker will retire from the West Virginia Supreme Court this summer.

Justice Beth Walker plans to retire from Supreme Court this summer

Her current term was set to end on Dec. 31, 2028.

Supreme Court Justice to retire in June

WV (WOAY) – The longest-tenured Justice on the Supreme Court has announced that she will retire in June. Justice Beth Walker was first elected in 2016 and served as Chief Justice in 2019 and 2023. Walker said it is time to usher in a new generation, and she wants to spend more time with her friends and family. All four Justices praised Walker. The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission will make recommendations to Governor Patrick Morrisey, who ha…