Allen Loughry

Allen Loughry
Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2017  February 16, 2018
Preceded byMenis Ketchum
Succeeded byMargaret Workman
Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2013  November 12, 2018
Suspended: June 8, 2018 – November 12, 2018
Preceded byThomas McHugh
Succeeded byPaul Farrell (Acting, by designation)
Personal details
Born
Allen Hayes Loughry, II

(1970-08-09) August 9, 1970
Elkins, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationWest Virginia University,
Morgantown
(BS)
Capital University (JD)
American University (LLM, SJD)
University of London (LLM)

Allen Hayes Loughry, II (born August 9, 1970) is a former justice on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Loughry was arrested by the FBI in 2018 after being indicted by a grand jury. In October 2018, he was convicted on 11 federal offenses, specifically wire fraud, making false statements to federal investigators, witness tampering and mail fraud. The following month, after facing impeachment, Loughry resigned from office.