Darrell McGraw
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Darrell Vivian McGraw, Jr. (born November 8, 1936 in McGraws-Tipple, Wyoming County, West Virginia) is a lifelong West Virginian and a Democratic politician. He is the brother of fellow politician, and former State Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw.
McGraw attended John McGraw School, Pineville High School, Berea Academy, U.S. Army Leadership School and West Virginia University, where he earned Bachelor's, Master's and Juris Doctor degrees. He was elected Attorney General in 1992 and re-elected in 1996, 2000, and 2004.
McGraw graduated from Pineville High School and served two years in the United States Army, stationed in Germany, before beginning his undergraduate career at West Virginia University, where he served as student body president, dedicating the mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia, which still stands as a landmark at the University.
After earning his Juris Doctor at West Virginia University, he began working under governor Hulett Smith.
In his political career, spanning four decades, he has held the positions of State Supreme Court Justice, including Chief Justice (1984-1988). In 1992 he was elected to his present office of Attorney General. As Attorney General for the State of West Virginia, he has been involved in many high profile national cases, including the 1998 multi-billion dollar State Tobacco Settlement, in which he of dollars for the state of West Virginia alone, as well as the Microsoft Antitrust lawsuit.
McGraw lives in Charleston with his wife Jorea Marple. He has four children, Julia Elizabeth McGraw-Austin, Sarah McGraw-Plaster, Darrell Vivian McGraw III, and Elliotte Catherine Zekany McGraw, as well as one grandson.
| Preceded by Mario Palumbo |
Attorney General of West Virginia 1993–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
