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Biography
John A. Hutchison is currently a Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Education
Hutchison received his Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Davis & Elkins College in 1972. He graduated with his Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1980.
State judicial service
He served as a Circuit Judge in Raleigh County, West Virginia from 1995–2018.
Appointment to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Hutchison was one of fifteen people interviewed by the judicial commission for the vacancy. He was appointed to a vacancy on the court on December 12, 2018 and will serve until the certification of the results of the next election, to be held in May 2020. Hutchison was selected after the resignation of Justice Allen Loughry.
Personal
He is married to Victoria Lagowski Hutchison and they have two children and two grandchildren.