Judging by the way defendants plead in court cases, you'd have to conclude that virtually everyone is innocent. That's because the guilty frequently plead not guilty.
Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Lear Jet Justice men, And we would like to ask you not to come back here again. You're not invited back to sue in this locality: You've had your heapin' helpin' of our hospitality.
CHARLESTON – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced he sent letters to the federal government and local school boards rejecting a federal directive on transgender students as unlawful.
CHARLESTON – The State Election Commission approved public financing for Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin’s re-election campaign earlier this month.
PARSONS — A West Virginia attorney has teamed up with the J.R. Clifford Project to release a book shining new light on some of the state’s old civil rights cases. Thomas Rodd recently published "Stories from West Virginia's Civil Rights History, A New Home for Liberty" under Quarrier Press, with the West Virginia public libraries as its main recipient. The book deals with what Rodd calls West Virginia's "unique" place in civil rights history and aims to improve public understanding.
WINFIELD – Putnam County Magistrate Scot Lawrence has resigned from his position. Lawrence left a two-sentence resignation letter on his desk addressed to Chief Judge Phillip Stowers, thanking the citizens of the county who elected him in 2012. “It is my duty to inform you I will be resigning as magistrate of Putnam County, West Virginia effective Sunday, Dec. 6, at 2400 hours,” the resignation letter read.
WINFIELD – Putnam County has found success in preventing truancy among school children after introducing a program in 2009 that changed how they handled such cases.
MORGANTOWN – Opponents of West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice made sure the press saw the story in the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader newspaper. “Coal companies controlled by a billionaire running for Governor of West Virginia owe $3.5 million in delinquent property taxes in Eastern Kentucky, shortchanging schools and other public agencies at a time many are struggling.”
PINEVILLE – A Justice couple is suing over workplace injuries sustained by the husband, alleging that the mining company failed to provide a safe work environment.
Judges should recuse themselves not only from cases in which they have a conflict of interest, but also from ones in which there may be even the appearance of impropriety.
There was a time when many major cities in America had as many as half a dozen newspapers: two or three morning papers, two or three afternoon papers, with multiple editions published throughout the day.
LOGAN – Had he not resigned, a former Logan County family court judge could have been disciplined after having a relationship with a former secretary. Jason Harwood agreed never to seek judicial office again, according to an admonishment from the West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission that was made public Friday. “Judge Harwood developed an unfavorable reputation in his work environment and perhaps in the community concerning his attitude toward women as sex objects, which was contrib
CHARLESTON – A new West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit study shows how the justices on the state Supreme Court vote with each other. The data released by WV CALA outlines the ruling trends based on non-unanimous opinions issued by the state’s highest court, according to a press release from the organization. “We are excited to release the first part of our research on this topic," Executive Director Roman Stauffer said.
CHARLESTON – The law requiring judicial elections to be nonpartisan is now in effect in West Virginia. “After decades of promoting this much needed reform, I am pleased nonpartisan election of judicial officers is finally a reality in West Virginia,” House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, said in a statement.
