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Robert A. Burnside, Jr. (born 1948) is a senior judge of the 10th Circuit Court of West Virginia, and has served on the bench since 1988.Burnside was elected to the seat in 1988 to fill an unexpired term. Burnside was born in Kincaid, West Virginia in Fayette County. He has a degree from Concord University, which he earned in 1970, and a Juris Doctor degree from West Virginia University College of Law, which he earned in 1977.
Burnside began his legal career practicing law at the law firm File Payne Scherer & Brown in Beckley, West Virginia from 1977 until 1988. He was elected to the Tenth Judicial Circuit in 1988 to fill an unexpired term. Burnside was re-elected in the primary election on May 10, 2016. Burnside was also re-elected in 1992, 2000 and 2008. Burnside served as the chief judge of the Tenth judicial district during 2008.
Burnside has four children and six grandchildren and lives in Beckley, West Virginia and Kincaid, West Virginia.