Blake N.

Humphrey
West Virginia University College of Law, Class of 2021 
Email: ​bnhumphrey@mail.wvu.edu​ Tel: +1 (304)-780-9295 
Education 
 
 

West Virginia University – College of Law 

J.D. Candidate, Class of 2021 | Class Rank: 2 out of 101 | Cumulative GPA: 3.847 
CALI: Jurisdiction (Spring 2019); Constitutional Law (Spring 2019); Appellate Advocacy (Fall 2019)  
 

Executive Alumni and Development Editor, West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 123 
 

Associate Editor, West Virginia Law Review Vol. 122  

 

Member, West Virginia University College of Law Moot Court Team  

 

Founder and President, WVU Law Chapter of the Federal Bar Association 
 

Member, WVU Law Chapter of the Defense Trial Counsel 

 

Student Member, West Virginia Bar Association  

 

West Virginia University – John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics 

Master of Public Administration, Class of 2021 | Cumulative GPA: 4.0 
 

West Virginia University – Eberly College of Arts and Sciences 

B.A., ​summa cum laude​, Economics and Political Science, Class of 2017 | Cumulative GPA: 3.98  

Leadership and Service 

 
 
State of West Virginia Commission for National and Community Service  
Commissioner;  Charleston,  WV,  (January  2017  -  ​present​); Appointed by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin 
to fill an unexpired term; later re-appointed by Governor Jim Justice to serve a three-year term.   
 

West Virginia University Board of Governors 

Member; Morgantown, WV (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018)  
 

West Virginia University Student Government Association  

Student Body President; Morgantown, WV (April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018)  
Executive Officer for Policy Development; Morgantown, WV (April 1, 2016 – March 30, 2017)  
 

City of Wheeling Mayor’s Ad Hoc Committee on Talent Retention  

Member; Wheeling, WV (August 2016 – April 2017)  
 

West Virginia State Board of Education  

Student Representative; Charleston, WV (September – December, 2013)  
 
​Professional Experience  
 
 

Judicial Extern  
United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia  
Clarksburg, WV (January 2020 – present)  
 
 
Dean’s Fellow for Professor William Rhee  
Teaching Assistant; Morgantown, WV (August 2019 - ​present​)  
 

Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC 

Summer Associate; Charleston, WV (May 2019 - July 2019)  
 

West Virginia Department of Commerce – Office of the Cabinet Secretary  

Summer  Fellow;  Charleston,  WV  (May  2018  –  August  2018);  Assist  senior  leadership  with  various 
administrative  projects  for  the  Office  of  the  Governor,  serve  as a liaison between the Development 
Office and West Virginia Forward, and develop a comprehensive youth talent retention strategy. 
 

West Virginia University President’s Office – Office of President E. Gordon Gee  

Student  Worker;  Morgantown,  WV  (May  2017  –  August 2017); Work with the President’s Office to 
assist and coordinate summer projects, county tour visits, and special events for Dr. Gee. 
 

West Virginia State Journal 

Guest  Columnist;  Charleston,  WV  (June  2016  –  December  2016);  Contributed  opinion  pieces  on 
education, infrastructure, economic development, volunteerism, public policy, and other topics. 
 

Awards and Honors 

 
 
Louis A. Johnson Scholarship ​- July 2019  
Merit-based scholarship awarded from the Johnson Trust to qualifying law students.  
 

Sidney J. & Edna D. Kwass Scholarship​ - December 2018  

Scholarship  for  regularly  enrolled,  full-time  students  in  the  WVU  College  of  Law  who  are  also 
worthy law students of the Jewish faith or other recognized minority group. 
 

Rhodes Scholarship Nominee ​- October 2017 

One of four people nominated by West Virginia University to compete for the Rhodes Scholarship. 
 

Phi Beta Kappa ​- May 2017  

Honor society for graduating students in the liberal arts and sciences. 
 

West Virginia University Foundation 2017 Outstanding Senior ​- May 2017  

Most prestigious award given to the top 1% of the graduating class. Criteria for selection based upon 
academic achievement, sustained service, and demonstrated leadership to the University community.  
 

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Ken Tracy Award for Interfraterntal Leadership ​- August 2017 
National award recipient   
 

President’s List (4.0 GPA) ​- Spring 2015 – Spring 2017 

 

Civic Engagement  
 
 
West Virginia University “Service First” Day of Statewide Service  
Co-Project Director; Morgantown, WV (August 2017 - October 2017)  
 

Office of United States Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. 

District Congressional Intern, Wheeling, WV (October 2011 – June 2013)