08/13/2023
We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the inaugural Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Award for Judicial Excellence is The Honorable Ronald E. Wilson, Judge of the First Judicial Circuit (Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio Counties)!
The award is given to a judge who has contributed significantly to the administration of justice in West Virginia. Judge Wilson has been on the bench since his initial appointment in 1981 by then-Governor Jay Rockefeller. Among Judge Wilson’s many honors are President of the West Virginia Judicial Association and being named a West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow. Judge Wilson has served on the Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education faculty for its asbestos course, and he has taught evidence to West Virginia judicial law clerks and mental hygiene commissioners. Judge Wilson has presided at the circuit court level over all asbestos personal injury litigation in the State of West Virginia since 2003.
As stated by one of the individuals who nominated Judge Wilson, his “commitment to the communities he serves and the law are genuine. He never takes his responsibilities lightly . . . with special emphasis in his role as a judge in child abuse and neglect cases. He listens to the people in front of him and renders his opinions fairly and equitably.”
Please join us in honoring Judge Wilson at the upcoming 136th Annual Meeting at The Greenbrier Resort on Friday, August 18. Register now ➡️ bit.ly/3Jq1mR9
