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Commission releases applicants for court

CHARLESTON — The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission has released the names of the applicants seeking to fill the vacancy on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals created by the resignation and retirement of Menis Ketchum.

Among the applicants are Delegate Tim Armstead, speaker of the House of Delegates, and U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, who lost a bid for the U.S. Senate in the Republican primary in May.

The following individuals have applied:

• Timothy P. Armstead, Charleston.

• Robert H. Carlton, Williamson.

• Gregory B. Chiartas, Charleston.

• Robert J. Frank, Lewisburg.

• Evan Jenkins, Huntington.

• Arthur Wayne King, Clay.

• D.C. Offutt Jr., Barboursville.

• William Schwartz, Charleston.

• Martin P. Sheehan, Wheeling.

Interviews will be conducted by the commission on Aug. 23.

The appointee will serve until the special election to fill the vacancy in November.

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