C. Haley Bunn
C. Haley Bunn is an American attorney who was appointed, and subsequently elected, to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. She began her term as chief justice in 2026.
A native of Oceana, West Virginia, Bunn was born into a coal mining family. She earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and a Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law, where she was an honors graduate in 2007. In 2010 Bunn graduated Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers from WVU College of Law.
Career
Bunn began her career as an attorney for Steptoe & Johnson. She later served as an assistant US attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. A specialist in prosecuting opioid-related cases, Bunn was selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Justice's Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit in 2017.
On April 6, 2022, Bunn was appointed by Governor Jim Justice to succeed Evan Jenkins as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. and took office on April 27, 2022. She was sworn into office on May 12, 2022, making her the youngest woman to serve on the court. Bunn began her term as chief justice on January 1, 2026.
Personal life
Bunn lives with her husband and two children in Charleston, West Virginia. They attend Bible Center Church. She is also a member of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia and has volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America.