Margaret Workman

Margaret Workman
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Current Court Information:
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Title:	Justice
Service:
Active:	2008-present
Personal History
Born:	May 22, 1947
Party:	Democratic
Bachelors:	West Virginia University, 1969
Law School:	West Virginia University College of Law, 1974

Margaret Workman is a justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Workman left the court in 2000, after only one term. She was re-elected to the court in November 2008 and her current term ends in 2020.

In 1988, Workman became the first woman in West Virginia history to be elected to the state's highest court. At the time of her election, she also became the first West Virginian woman to win any state-wide office.

Education

Workman received her A.B. from West Virginia University in 1969 and her J.D. from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1974.

Career

After graduating from law school, Workman served as assistant counsel to the majority of the United States Senate Public Works Committee. After that, she clerked for West Virginia's 13th Judicial Circuit. She later worked for Senator Jay Rockefeller's campaign. Next, she went into private practice, opening her own law office. She was appointed to the Kanawha County Circuit Court in 1981. In 1988, she was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. After leaving the court in 2000, she returned to private practice. She was elected to the court again in 2008.

Awards and Associations

• Florence Crittendon Award
• Justitia Officium Award, West Virginia University College of Law
• Honorary degree, University of Charleston
• Honorary degree, West Virginia State College
• Excellence in Criminal Justice Award, West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association

2008 election

In a three-way race for two seats, Workman received the second largest number of votes, winning 34.8%.

Campaign contributions

Although the election is pending, Margaret Workman has raised $646,295 so far for her race. The candidate herself has contributed $600,000, or 92.84% of the total.

For a complete list of contributions for all her races, both judicial and legislative, please visit Follow the Money: Margaret Workman

External links

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, Justice Margaret L. Workman
• Project Vote Smart, Justice Margaret Lee Workman (WV)
• WTRF.com, "Workman: Maynard, Blankenship E-mails Should be Public Record", November 20, 2009
• Charleston Daily Mail, "Calmer, moderate W.Va. Supreme Court expected in '09", January 11, 2009
• Wheeling News-Register, "Margaret Workman Seeks Return to W.Va. Supreme Court", January 29, 2008

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