Richard Neely

Richard Forlani Neely (August 2, 1941 – November 8, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. He was chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals from 1973 to 1995. He was born in Los Angeles. He was nominated to the court by Governor Arch A. Moore Jr.. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Neely died on November 8, 2020 in Charleston, West Virginia from liver cancer at the age of 79.