• Experience in family law essential for appellate judges reviewing family court decisions
• duty to apply existing law clearly when children's safety is involved
• fairness, accountability, protecting children's welfare

Raised in rural Clay County, WV; nearly 50 years serving WV families as family law attorney and judge; practiced family law in 44 of WV's 55 counties; Family Court Judge in Kanawha County since 2017; argued 30+ cases before WV Supreme Court; has recovered substantial child support for families.