Thomas E. McHugh

Thomas McHugh focuses his practice on alternative dispute resolution. Before joining Bowles Rice, he served as Justice to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1980-1998 and 2008-2012), including as Chief Justice (1984, 1988, 1992, 1995 and 1996).

• Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation
• Former President, West Virginia Judicial Association
• Former Member, Judicial Review Board of West Virginia
• Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1980-1998, 2008-2012)
• Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1984, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1996)
• Chief Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Kanawha County (1974-1980)
• Certification of Completion of Mediation  Training, Duke University Private Adjudication Center (1998)
• Former Member, Visiting Committee of the West Virginia University College of Law (1991-1995)
• First Lieutenant, United States Army (1958-1961)

• Silver Good Citizenship Medal Award, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

• Recipient, Distinguished West Virginian Award

• William P. Willey Alumni Award for Excellence, West Virginia Law Review (2013)

• –Justicia Officium Award, West Virginia University College of Law (1998)

• Outstanding Achievement Award from the Kanawha County Bar Association (1998)

• Public Service Award from Mountain State Bar Association (1996)

• –Special Award of Achievement in the Administration of Justice from the West Virginia State Bar (1996)

• West Virginia University College of Law
• Mountain Honorary
• Order of the Coif

• West Virginia Judicial Association (President, 1981-1982)
• Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference

• Emeritus Member, Judge John A. Field, Jr., American Inns of Court (Emeritus Member)

• Children’s Home Society of West Virginia (Director Emeritus)
• Thomas Hospital System (Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees)

• –West Virginia Center for Civic Life (Former Member of Board of Directors)