Judge Kurt Hall Issues Oath of Office to 82ND ALMBS Elected Officials

Judge Hall is a native of Brunswick, Ohio. He has a bachelor’s degree (1990) in Mining Engineering Technology from Fairmont State University and worked as a project engineer/Certified Mine Foreman’s Assistant before earning a law degree from West Virginia University College of Law in 1995.

Judge Hall was elected to a new seat in the Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit (Lewis and Upshur Counties) in May 2016. He took office on January 1, 2017.

He was a law clerk in an Elkins law firm, a public defender in the Second Judicial Circuit (Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel Counties) and then a Randolph County assistant prosecuting attorney. He was an assistant prosecuting attorney in Harrison County for eleven years before then-Governor Earl Ray Tomblin appointed him to the circuit bench in the Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit (Lewis and Upshur Counties) in 2013. He served sixteen months but was unsuccessful in retaining the seat in the 2014 election.

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ALMBS 2019 State Police Announced

State Police

Christopher Martineau, Barbour
Zachary Miller, Braxton
John Kolodziej, Calhoun
Adrain Gray, Gilmer
Brandon Nicholson, Harrison
Caleb Minger, Kanawha
Noah Carson, Lewis
Devon Fletcher, Lewis
Liam Galford, Marion
Robert Coleman, Monroe
Jackson Clower, Panhandle
Ian Kelly, Panhandle
Alex Moore, Randolph
Trey Lazzell, Randolph
Jaxon Romine, Upshur
Eli Ballantyne, Webster

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ALMBS 2019 Natural Resource Police Announced

Natural Resource Police

Donavan Hickman, Barbour
Garrett Littell, Braxton
Torin Martin, Calhoun
Jayvin Roush, Gilmer
Ian Fleming, Harrison
Ethan Boddy, Kanawha
Logan Ayers, Lewis
Brent Shupe, Marion
Anthony Jones, Monroe
Logan Kovach, Panhandle
John Delsignore, Panhandle
Kenneth Sibley, Jr., Randolph
Camden Barr, Upshur

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2019 ALMBS Statewide General Election Results

Governor – Carson (Big Man) Winkie [F]

Secretary of State – Carson (Reese Cup) Bates [F]

Auditor – Luke (The Ocean Man) Ochsenbein [F]

Treasurer – Farris (Wheel) Fathallah [N]

Commissioner of Agriculture – Garrett (The Carrot) Davis [N]

Attorney General – Devin (The Price Is Right) Price [F]

Justice of the Supreme Court – Walker Combs

Justice of the Supreme Court – Adam (In The Court) Marquart

Justice of the Supreme Court – Billy William Tobin

Justice of the Supreme Court – Cam (The Man for the People) Bennett

Justice of the Supreme Court – Connor (The) Mann

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2019 ALMBS Department of Corrections Announced

Correction Staff

John Wagner
Nathaniel Palmer
Blake Lockhart
Jasauni Sizemore
Jaden Lagos
Camden Bates
Donnie Davis
Ronnie Odell
Carter Igo
Joshua Torres
Adam Kephart
Timothy Kinder
Menis Ketchum

 

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The American Legion Mountaineer Boys State Bar Association Members

The American Legion Mountaineer Boys State operates a fully functioning legal system and is chaired by members of the staff who, by profession, are Attorneys, Judges, and Administrative Staff Personnel within West Virginia Courts. Each American Legion Mountaineer Boys State county will prepare and present a court trial that will be reviewed and evaluated by visiting Attorneys from the Harrison County Bar Association. The ALMBS Courts hear a variety of cases that involve the American Legion Mountaineer Boys State laws. NOTE: Only 1/3 of the ALMBS Citizens are permitted to pass the Bar Exam

Last Name First Name Cottage Party
Abbas Nazar Barbour N
Iaquinta Dylan Barbour N
Kidney Creed Barbour F
Onks Thomas Barbour F
Scott Ethan Barbour N
Altizer Benjamin Braxton F
Cava Alessandro Braxton N
Jones Shawn Braxton F
Kenney Matthew Braxton F
Koon Aidan Braxton F
Littell Garrett Braxton N
Loss Drake Braxton F
Oliver Peyton Braxton N
Sibole Griffin Braxton N
Smith Elijah Braxton F
Stokley James Braxton F
Vandegrift Ian Braxton N
Webster Ryan Braxton N
Carney Levi Calhoun N
Eskridge Wesley Calhoun N
LeMaire Zachary Calhoun N
Lilly Luke Calhoun F
Mitchell Austin Calhoun N
Phillips Garrison Calhoun F
Wamsley Colby Calhoun N
Barrickman Zachary Gilmer N
Combs Walker Gilmer F
Foglesong Robert Gilmer N
Wimer Ethan Gilmer N
Adams Gabriel Harrison N
Dulaney Kamden Harrison N
Miller Christian Harrison N
Duong Michael Kanawha F
Frazier David Kanawha F
Headley Jake Kanawha N
Henly Charles Kanawha N
Henthorne Jonah Kanawha N
Keener Mark Kanawha N
Lauer Alex Kanawha F
Martin Christopher Kanawha F
Beer Nathaniel Lewis N
Dailey Dylan Lewis N
Dougherty Carlton Lewis N
George Benjamin Lewis N
Gladden Bradly Lewis F
Itobi Donovan Lewis F
Johnson John Lewis N
Kuttan Devanand Lewis F
Liu Andrew Lewis F
Minor Thomas Lewis N
Napier Garrett Lewis F
Wahl Michael Lewis N
Whited Glenn Lewis F
Blankenship Zachary Marion N
Davis Garrett Marion N
Dingeldein Joseph Marion F
Galford Liam Marion F
Gough Bryan Marion N
Harper Jonathan Marion F
Huck Camden Marion F
McAllister Riley Marion F
Pond Ethan Marion N
Staggers Chase Marion N
Tobin William Marion F
Ammons Creed Monroe F
Cale Cameron Monroe F
Chapman William Monroe N
Dear Calvin Monroe F
Krason Samuel Monroe N
Little Gabriel Monroe F
Mrozek Matthew Monroe F
Winkie Carson Monroe F
Akana Cy Panhandle N
Cloud Trent Panhandle N
Cloutier Aiden Panhandle N
DelSignore John Panhandle F
Fiest Clayton Panhandle F
Jarrell Noah Panhandle F
Kenney Christopher Panhandle N
Mackey Gage Panhandle F
Marquart Adam Panhandle F
Simpson Andwele Panhandle F
Siva Kowsik Panhandle F
Swalm Thomas Panhandle F
Tennant John Panhandle N
Bennett Cameron Randolph F
Brown Andrew Randolph N
Cummings Garret Randolph N
Gwynn Alecx Randolph F
Helmick Orion Randolph F
Igo Carter Randolph F
Kester George Randolph F
LaFaber Eric Randolph F
Lazzell Trey Randolph F
Longerbeam Ryan Randolph N
Mann Connor Randolph F
Meredith Clayton Randolph N
Moore Alex Randolph F
Offutt Michael Randolph F
Potts Samuel Randolph F
Powell Manning Randolph N
Purkey Liam Randolph N
Rush III John Randolph F
Sams Richard Randolph N
Stanley Andrew Randolph F
Struthers George Randolph N
Ayers Braedon Upshur F
Groves II Stephen Upshur F
Miller Evan Upshur N
Price Devin Upshur F
Whyte Christopher Upshur N
Coop-Gonzalez Elias Webster F
Ellis Matthew Webster N
Parsons Ryan Webster N
Robertson Christopher Webster F
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2019 ALMBS Newspaper Staff Announced

Editor

Garrett Cummings

Layout Editor

Creed Kidney

Reporters

Owen Hayes
Connor Forth
Samuel Krason

Photographers:

Aaron Boggs
Charles Perdue
Alexander Masters
Richard Rogers

Sports Writer:

Zachary Roush

Graphic Design:

John Bober

General Manager:

John Bober

Part Time Reports

Thomas Onks
Hunter Bays
Levi Carney
Logan Jackson
Alex Carr
Griffen Westerfeld
Trent George
Julian Brady
Braedon Ayers
Brendan Smith

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2019 ALMBS Broadcast Journalism Staff Announced

Producer

Elijah Smith

Video Editors

Jonathan Golden
Khori Miles
Antony Dong

Reporters / Camera / Anchors

Jake Comer
Benjamin George
Brian Henderson
Andrew Kuntz
Davis Porterfield
Isaac Stankus

 

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2019 ALMBS Statewide Primary Election Results

Federalist

Governor – Carson (Big Man) Winkie
Secretary of State – Carson (Reese Cup) Bates
Auditor – Luke (The Ocean Man) Ochsenbein
Treasurer – (Money) Mike Duong
Commissioner of Agriculture – Sam (The Stallion) Crowder
Attorney General – Joseph (Mulletman) Dingeldein and Devin (The Price Is Right) Price [runoff scheduled for morning]

Nationalist

Governor – Alessandro Cava
Secretary of State – Zack (Sly Guy) Slie
Auditor – Dylan (Martini) Martinez
Treasurer – Farris (Wheel) Fathallah
Commissioner of Agriculture – Garrett (The Carrot) Davis
Attorney General – Jake (From State Farm) Headley

Justice of the Supreme Court

Walker Combs
Adam (In The Court) Marquart
Billy William Tobin
Cam (The Man for the People) Bennett
Connor (The) Mann