Robert A. Burnside, Jr. (born 1948) is a former judge who served on the 10th Circuit Court of West Virginia from 1988 to 2024.
[5] Burnside was born in Kincaid, West Virginia in Fayette County.
Burnside began his legal career practicing law at the law firm File Payne Scherer & Brown in Beckley, West Virginia from 1977 until 1988.
He was elected to the Tenth Judicial Circuit in 1988 to fill an unexpired term.
[5] Burnside served as the chief judge of the Tenth judicial district during 2008.