Meshea L. Poore of Charleston took the Legislative Oath of Office today within the House of Delegates chamber with dignitaries, friends and family filling the chamber to show their support.
Sworn in by State Supreme Court Justice Margaret L. Workman, Poore replaces Carrie Webster, who resigned her position earlier this month to become a Kanawha County Circuit Court judge.
Poore is an attorney working in Charleston and served as a Kanawha County public defender prior to starting her own law firm. She is a member of the West Virginia and Alabama State Bar Associations, and has served on the board of West Virginia Legal Aid.
Poore received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Howard University in Washington D.C. and a law degree from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, La.
The Capital High School graduate was born and raised on Charleston’s West Side. Pictured from left to right are Justice Workman, parents Raymond and Gale Poore and Delegate Meshea L. Poore.
