On The Ballot: Running, Non-partisan for Justice of the Supreme Court (WV)
Room 150R, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
1140 Main Street, Suite 4
Wheeling, WV 26003
Full Name:
James 'Bill' William Flanigan
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Melissa; 3 Children: Bella, Sophia, Liam
Birth Place:
Harrison County, WV
Home City:
Wheeling, WV
JD, West Virginia University College of Law, 2003-2006
MA, Asian Pacific Studies, University of San Francisco, 1997-1999
BA, Japanese Studies and Humanities, Salem Teikyo University, 1992-1996
Representative, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 2025-present
Candidate, Justice, West Virginia State Supreme Court, 2026
Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 4, 2024
Appointed by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 51, 2016
Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 51, 2016
Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 51, 2014
Member, Courts Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 2025-present
Member, Judiciary Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 2025-present
Member, Legal Services Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates, 2025-present
Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Government Organization, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Administrator, Oracle Corporation
English Teacher, Tokyo, Japan
Member, American Bar Association
Member, National Rifle Association