CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission meets Monday to interview the applicants for the state Supreme Court seat left vacant by the passing of Justice Tim Armstead.

Armstead died Aug. 26 after a battle cancer. The JVAC HAS until Nov. 24 to interview the applicants and submit two to five names to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. The governor will then have 30 days to make an appointment.

Those who will have applied include:

Laura Faircloth David Gilbert Dan Greear Eric Hudnall E. Ryan Kennedy Brenden Long Elgine McArdle R. Steven Redding Robert Ryan Martin Sheehan Gerald Titus III Zachary Viglianco

Armstead was elected to a 12-year term in 2020. The person chosen by Morrisey can choose to run to fill out the unexpired term.

The current justices of the Supreme Court have sel

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