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AG files to intervene in senate vacancy case
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a motion Jan. 12 to intervene in a lawsuit filed over the process of filling a vacancy in the state’s Ninth Senatorial District. “Today, we filed a motion to allow the State of West Virginia to intervene in the Ninth Senatorial District ballot vacancy case so that the opinion of the Attorney General may be properly considered by the West Virginia Supreme Court,” Morrisey said in a statement. “In our formal legal opinion, we con
Ethics panel dismisses complaint against Davis
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against state Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Robin Davis. According to a news release issued by West Virginia’s high court Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously May 22 to dismiss the complaint against Davis. The complaint was filed by former gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney in April.