Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission sends four names to Morrisey to succeed late Justice Armstead

CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey will have four names to consider for an appointment to succeed Tim Armstead, the late West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals justice who died in August.

After conducting interviews earlier this week, the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission submitted four names Tuesday to Morrisey out of 12 applicants to fill the remaining term of Armstead.

The Governor’s Office confirmed the four names Wednesday following reporting by the West Virginia Record, a legal news organization.

The four names are Eric B. Hudnall, a staff attorney with the state Supreme Court; 27th Judicial Circuit Court Judge R. Steven Redding; Hardy County Prosecuting Attorney and former 21st Judicial Circuit judge Robert E. “Booter” Ryan; and Gerald M. Titus III., an attorney with the Spilm