Title
West Virginia gets Justice: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia impeached
Date
August 13, 2018
State or Country
West Virginia
County/City:
Elkins
The Court the Case was filed in
TBD
Type of Case
Criminal: Wire Fraud, et al
Case Number
TBD
Judges
TBD
Plaintiff
West Virginia
Defendant
Justice Menis Ketchum resigned before impeachment, plead guilty in federal court to one count of wire fraud, and had his license to practice law annulled;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menis_Ketchum
former Chief Justice Allen Loughry was removed as chief justice, suspended from the court, impeached on seven charges, federally convicted of 11 charges, and resigned before being tried for removal from office;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Loughry
Justice Robin Davis was impeached on three charges, retired on August 14—retroactively effective August 13—,and was not tried in the Senate due to an injunction from the temporarily reconstituted Supreme Court;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Davis
Justice Beth Walker was impeached on two charges, voted to not be removed 32-1-1 on October 2, and remained on the court; and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Walker_(judge)
Justice Margaret Workman was impeached on two charges, not tried in the Senate due to an injunction from the Supreme Court, and remained on the court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Workman
Document Links 1 (Scribd et. al)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Appeals_of_West_Virginia#:~:text=The%20impeachment%20of%20the%20Supreme,overspending%2C%20and%20lack%20of%20oversight.
Document Link 2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menis_Ketchum%20
Document Link 3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Loughry
Document Link 4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Davis
Document Link 5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Walker_(judge)
Comments
The impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia occurred on August 13, 2018, when the West Virginia House of Delegates voted to impeach all five justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for charges relating to corruption, overspending, and lack of oversight.