Allen Loughry

Allen Loughry
Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2017 – February 16, 2018
Preceded byMenis Ketchum
Succeeded byMargaret Workman
Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2013 – November 12, 2018
Suspended: June 8, 2018 – November 12, 2018
Preceded byThomas McHugh
Succeeded byPaul Farrell (Acting, by designation)
Personal details
Born
Allen Hayes Loughry, II[1]

(1970-08-09) August 9, 1970 (age 54)
Elkins, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[2]
EducationWest Virginia University,
Morgantown
(BS)
Capital University (JD)
American University (LLM, SJD)
University of London (LLM)

Allen Hayes Loughry, II (born August 9, 1970) is a former justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Loughry was arrested by the FBI in 2018 after being indicted by a grand jury. In October 2018, he was convicted on 11 federal offenses, specifically wire fraud, making false statements to federal investigators, witness tampering and mail fraud.[3][4] The following month, after facing impeachment, Loughry resigned from office.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Attorney Profile | the West Virginia State Bar Membership Portal".
  2. ^ "WV SOS - Elections - Election Results - Online Data Services". Apps.sos.wv.gov. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  3. ^ Lacie Pierson, WV Supreme Court Justice Loughry guilty on 11 of 22 federal charges, Charleston Gazette-Mail (October 12, 2018).
  4. ^ Steven Allen Adams, West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry Asks Judge To Grant Him a New Trial, Wheeling News-Register (October 31, 2018).
  5. ^ "The Latest: W.Va. lawmakers won't meet after justice resigns". Associated Press. November 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Allen Adams, Steven (November 12, 2018). "Facing Possible Impeachment, West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Resigns". Governing.