H. L. Kirkpatrick

The Honorable
H. L. Kirkpatrick, III
The Honorable H. L. Kirkpatrick, III
Chief Judge of the 10th Circuit Court of West Virginia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2016
Judge of the 10th Circuit Court of West Virginia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 1996
Appointed by	Gaston Caperton
Personal details
Born	Harry Louis Kirkpatrick III; 1951 (age 72–73); Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Spouse	Rebecca Nicewonder
Children	2
Education	Woodrow Wilson High School, University of Kentucky, West Virginia University College of Law (JD)

Harry Louis Kirkpatrick III (born 1951), abbreviated H. L. or H.L., is the chief judge of the 10th Circuit Court of West Virginia.^[1]^[2] Kirkpatrick was appointed by then-West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton in 1995 to serve as a circuit judge on the Tenth Judicial District in Raleigh County.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Biography[edit]

Harry Louis Kirkpatrick III was born in Beckley, West Virginia and grew up in Fayette and Raleigh Counties. He is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School (Beckley, West Virginia), University of Kentucky, and the West Virginia University College of Law.^[3]

Judicial service[edit]

Kirkpatrick served as a lawyer for more than twenty years until he was appointed to serve as a circuit judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in 1995 by then-West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton. Kirkpatrick assumed office in 1996 and was re-elected in 2000, 2008, and 2016.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Raleigh County Court Information - West Virginia Judiciary". www.courtswv.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
^ "Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick III to Join Supreme Court for One Case" (PDF). West Virginia Judiciary. March 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "WV Judicial System Judges". West Virginia Judiciary. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Pritt, Pamela (May 14, 2014). "Drug court makes a difference in individual lives, judge says". The Register-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Holdren, Wendy (11 May 2014). "Court Conversations: Bail is an often misunderstood procedure". The Register-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Holdren, Wendy (April 19, 2015). "Kids in the Courtroom — Abuse and Neglect cases in Raleigh County Pt. 2". The Register-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

External links[edit]

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[1] "Raleigh County Court Information - West Virginia Judiciary". www.courtswv.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-02.

[2] "Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick III to Join Supreme Court for One Case" (PDF). West Virginia Judiciary. March 14, 2022.

[:0-3] "WV Judicial System Judges". West Virginia Judiciary. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

[4] Pritt, Pamela (May 14, 2014). "Drug court makes a difference in individual lives, judge says". The Register-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

[5] Holdren, Wendy (11 May 2014). "Court Conversations: Bail is an often misunderstood procedure". The Register-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

[6] Holdren, Wendy (April 19, 2015). "Kids in the Courtroom — Abuse and Neglect cases in Raleigh County Pt. 2". The Register-Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

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