John F. McCuskey

John F. McCuskey (born November 7, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who served for brief periods in the West Virginia State Legislature and on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Early life, education, and political career

Born and raised in Clarksburg, West Virginia, McCuskey received a B.A. in mathematics from West Virginia Wesleyan College, and a B.S.E.E. from the University of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1972, while he was still a student at the West Virginia University College of Law, sitting out one year of law school to pursue the office. He received his J.D. degree from WVU in 1973.

McCuskey remained in the legislature for four years, during which time he served on committees addressing the state judiciary, agriculture and natural resources, constitutional revision, and state parks, and sponsored legislation to reconfigure the state's justice of the peace system. On November 3, 1998, McCuskey was defeated by Warren McGraw in the election to fill the remainder of Justice McHugh's term, which expired on December 31, 2004. McCuskey served until December 31, 1998. During his time on the court, he authored 10 majority opinions and numerous concurrences and dissents.

In 1999, after his service on the Supreme Court, McCuskey co-founded Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC.

Personal McCuskey has two children. His son JB McCuskey was elected West Virginia State Auditor in 2016. His daughter Liz is a tenured professor of law at the University of Massachusetts and is a preeminent national scholar in health law.

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