Background
Wooton, William Robert was born on September 20, 1944 in Providence. Son of Robert O. and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton.
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William Robert WOOTON
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WILLIAM WOOTON, American Lawyer, Partner of WOOTON, WOOTON & FRAGILE, specializing in the field of General Civil and Trial Practice. Personal Injury, Banking, Corporation, Criminal, Coal, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate, Domestic Relations, Bankruptcy and Workers Compensation Law.
Education
Marshall University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1966). Ohio University; West Virginia University (Juris Doctor, 1971). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of Coif.
Member, 1969-1971, and Editor-in-Chief, 1970-1971, West Virginia Law Review.
Law Clerk to United States. Circuit Judge John A. Field, Junior, 1971 Assistant Attorney General, West Virginia, 1972-1974.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Raleigh County, 1974-1977. Member, West Virginia House of Delegates: 63rd Legislature, 1977-1978.
64th Legislature, 19791980.
65th Legislature, 1981-1982. 66th Legislature, 1983-1984. 67th Legislature, 1985-1986 (Majority Leader).
69th Legislature, 1989-1990.
West Virginia State Senate, since 1991. Trustee, Bankruptcy Panel, United States.
Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1978-1982.
Career
Law clerk to Judge John A. Field United States Circuit Court, Charleston, West Virginia, 1971-1972. Assistant attorney general Attorney General of West Virginia, 1972-1974. Assistant prosecuting attorney Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney, Beckley, West Virginia, 1974-1976.
Partner Wooton Law Firm, since 1977. Member West Virginia House of Delegates, 1977—1986, 1989—1990, member District 27, since 2008. Member West Virginia State Senate, 1991—2002.
Achievements
Membership
Delaware West Virginia House of Delegates, Charleston, 1977-1985, 87-88. Senator West Virginia Senate, Charleston, since 1991. Chairman judicial committee Colonel United States Army Reserve, 1987-1996.
With United States National Guard, 1967-1987, 96-. Colonel United States Army Reserve, 1987-1996. Member Rotary.
Connections
Married Shirliebeth Wenzel, August 25, 1968. Children: William Robert Junior, Richard Bennett, Russell Owen.
