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.[1] 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.[2]