Judge Richard David Lindsay II was elected to the bench in the Eighth Judicial Circuit (Kanawha County) in 2024 and took office January 1, 2025.

Judge Lindsay was born and raised in Charleston. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Wingate University in 2000, a master’s degree in political management from George Washington University in 2003, and a law degree from Appalachian School of Law in 2008.

He was an Associate at Tabor Lindsay & Associates from 2008 to 2024, where he specialized in personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death litigation.

He was a member of the West Virginia Senate, representing Kanawha County, from 2018 to 2022.

He is a current board member of Covenant House, a past board member of West Virginia’s Helping, and a participant in the Read Aloud program.

He and his wife, Allison Cook, have two sons.