CHARLESTON — Attorney and former federal prosecutor Gerald M. Titus III will succeed the late justice Tim Armstead on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, but both Titus and Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Armstead can never be replaced.

Morrisey announced Titus’ appointment to the state’s highest court Friday afternoon at a press conference in the Governor’s Reception Room at the State Capitol Building.

“I want to thank Gov. Morrisey for the trust he’s placed in me and allowing me the highest and greatest challenge and honor in my 22-year legal career,” Titus said.

“We all know judges are called upon to make difficult decisions. This is especially true when a case reaches the Supreme Court, which is our state’s court of last resort,” Titus continued. “I look forward to applying my fu

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