C. Haley Bunn | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia | |
Assumed office April 27, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Jim Justice |
Preceded by | Evan Jenkins |
Personal details | |
Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)
[1] Oceana, West Virginia, U.S. |
Education | West Virginia University ( BA, JD) |
C. Haley Bunn (born 1985 or 1986) is an American attorney who was appointed to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
A native of Oceana, West Virginia, Bunn was born into a coal mining family. She earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and a Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law, [2] where she was an honors graduate in 2007. In 2010 Bunn graduated Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers from WVU College of Law. [3]
Bunn began her career as an attorney for Steptoe & Johnson. She later served as an assistant US attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. A specialist in prosecuting opioid-related cases, Bunn was selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Justice's Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit in 2017. [4]
On April 6, 2022, Bunn was appointed by Governor Jim Justice to succeed Evan Jenkins as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. [5] [6] [7] and took office on April 27, 2022. [3] She was sworn into office on May 12, 2022, [8] making her the youngest woman to serve on the court. [1]
Bunn lives with her husband and two children in Charleston, West Virginia. [9] They attend Bible Center Church, and Bunn serves on the board of the Bible Center School. [9] She is also a member of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia and has volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America. [9]
C. Haley Bunn | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia | |
Assumed office April 27, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Jim Justice |
Preceded by | Evan Jenkins |
Personal details | |
Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)
[1] Oceana, West Virginia, U.S. |
Education | West Virginia University ( BA, JD) |
C. Haley Bunn (born 1985 or 1986) is an American attorney who was appointed to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
A native of Oceana, West Virginia, Bunn was born into a coal mining family. She earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and a Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law, [2] where she was an honors graduate in 2007. In 2010 Bunn graduated Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers from WVU College of Law. [3]
Bunn began her career as an attorney for Steptoe & Johnson. She later served as an assistant US attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. A specialist in prosecuting opioid-related cases, Bunn was selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Justice's Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit in 2017. [4]
On April 6, 2022, Bunn was appointed by Governor Jim Justice to succeed Evan Jenkins as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. [5] [6] [7] and took office on April 27, 2022. [3] She was sworn into office on May 12, 2022, [8] making her the youngest woman to serve on the court. [1]
Bunn lives with her husband and two children in Charleston, West Virginia. [9] They attend Bible Center Church, and Bunn serves on the board of the Bible Center School. [9] She is also a member of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia and has volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America. [9]