ARTICLES
JUSTICES

OF IMPEACHMENT

OF THE

SUPREME

OF WEST

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Resolved

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BE IT RESOLVED,

by the House

FOR

COURT

OF APPEALS

VIRGINIA

of Delegates:

That, pursuant to the authority granted by the House of Delegates of

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West Virginia to the House Committee

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2018,theCommitteeontheJudiciaryrecommendstotheHouseofDelegatesofWestVirginia:

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THE

on the Judiciary in House Resolution 201, dated June 26,

THAT, pursuant to the authority granted to the House of Delegates in Section 9, Article IV

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of the Constitution

of the State of West Virginia, that Chief Justice Margaret Workman,

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Allen Loughry, Justice Robin Davis, and Justice Elizabeth Walker, Justices of the Supreme Court

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of Appeals

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neglect of duty, and certain high crimes and misdemeanors

of West Virginia,

be impeached

for maladministration,

corruption,

committed

incompetency,

in their capacity and by

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virtueoftheirofficesasJusticesoftheSupremeCourtofAppealsofWestVirginia,andthatsaid

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Articles of Impeachment,

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Delegates,andthatthesameshallbeexhibitedtotheSenateinthefollowingwordsandfigures,

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to wit:

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ARTICLES

exhibited

being fourteen in number, be and are hereby adopted by the House of

by the House of Delegates

of the State of West Virginia

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themselves

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Margaret

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elected to the office of Justice of the Supreme

in the name of

and all of the people of the State of West Virginia against:

Workman,

Justice

who

was

at the general

1

election

held

in November

2008,

duly

Court of Appeals of West Virginia

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and on the 29'h day of December

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taking

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Constitution

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office to the best of her skill and judgment,

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thereof;

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Justice

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Allen

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elected

g

and on the 14th day of December

the required

oath to support

of the State of West

after having

the Constitution

Virginia

and entered

Loughry,

entered

was

to the office

taking

1l

Constitution

the required

at the

of Justice

election

of the Supreme

of the State of West

of the United

States

discharge

the duties

upon the discharge

of the duties

general

2012,

oath to support

as a Justice

2018, was elevated

upon the discharge

who

duly qualified

and faithfully

and on the 1 6'h day of February

10

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2008,

held

Court

the Constitution

Virginia

of that

of Chief

and

in November

of Appeals

after having

and the

of the duties

to the position

thereof;

2012,

of West

duly

Virginia

duly qualified

as a Justice

of the United

States

discharge

the duties

and faithfully

by

by

and the
of that

office
tothe
bes51 and
judgment,
entered
upon
the
discharge
ofthe
duties

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thereof;

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Robin

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to the office

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the 13th day of January

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required

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of the State

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best of her skill and judgment,

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and

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Elizabeth

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elected

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and on the 5'h day of December

and

Davis,

who was at the general
of Justice

oath to support
of West

Walker,

of the Supreme
2013,

after

Virginia

having

of the United
discharge
upon

at the general

of Justice

Court

after having
2

2012

of West

States

and on

by taking

the

and the Constitution

the duties

held

duly elected

Virginia

as a Justice

the discharge

election

of the Supreme
2016,

of Appeals

duly qualified

and faithfully
entered

held in November

Court

the Constitution

who was

to the office

election

of that office to the

of the duties

in November

or Appeals
duly qualified

thereof;

2016

or West

duly

Virginia

as a Justice

by

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taking

2

Constitution

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office to the best of her skill and judgment,

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thereof;

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In maintenance

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Workman,

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maladministration,

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crimes and misdemeanors.

the required

oath to support

the Constitution

of the State of West Virginia

and faithfully
entered

discharge

and the

the duties of that

upon the discharge

of the duties

and

and

Allen

support

Loughry,
corruption,

of

their

Robin

impeachment

against

Davis,

Elizabeth

incompetency,

That the said Chief Justice
Justices

of the Supreme

Margaret

them

of duty,

Walker

for

and certain

high

and Justice Robin Davis, being at all times

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relevant

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individually

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duties of their high offices,

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theStateofWestVirginiaandfaithfullydischargethedutiesoftheirofficesassuchJustices,while

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in the exercise

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andthere,withregardtothedischargeofthedutiesoftheiroffices,commencinginorabout20l2,

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did knowingly

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Justice,

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necessary

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violation

of the statutory

limited

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violation

of the provisions

of W.Va.

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an Administrative

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of W.Va.

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assist any person to obtain

each Chief Justice

of the Supreme

and contrary

of the functions

and intentionally

to facilitate,

Court of Appeals

as Chief

at each such relevant

relating
money

and at various

of West Virginia

to the oaths taken by them to support

in violation

act, and each subsequently

maximum

Justice

severally

salary

for such

to the crime of falsification

sign

3

unmindful

of the

the Constitution

and approve

certain

Senior

Judges,

in potential

which

of

as Chief

the contracts

Status

Judges

overpayment

in

is a

and, in violation

violation

of accounts

to which he was not entitled,

times

in their capacity

and W.Va. Code §51-9-10,

Court of Appeals,

relevant

of their oaths of office, then

oversee

time, to overpay

Code §51-2-13

Order of the Supreme

Code §61-3-22,

of West Virginia,

of the office of Justices,

and did in that capacity

Margaret

I

Workman,

Court of Appeals

and
neglect

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of the United States

of

of the provisions

with intent to enable or

and in potential

violation

of the

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provisions

2

Employees

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§61-3-24,relatingtothecrimeofobtainingmoney,propertyandservicesbyfalsepretenses,and,

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all of the above

are in violation

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Code of Judicial

Conduct.

of W.Va. Code §5-10-45,
Retirement

System,

relating to the crime of fraud against the West Virginia

and, in potential

violation

of the provisions

of Canon

Article
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That the said Chief

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Davis, and Justice

8

Appeals

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taken by them to support

Elizabeth

oT West Virginia,

Justice

Margaret

Walker,

unmindful

of the provisions

set forth in W.Va. Code

I and Canon

II of the West Virginia

II

Workman,

Justice

being at all times relevant

Allen

Loughry,

Justices

of the duties or their high offices,

the Constitution

of the State of West Virginia

and contrary
and faithfully

duties

11

Justices,

12

duties of their offices,

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state funds with little or no concern

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and lavish spending

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such as: to remodel

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personal

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restaurants,andforframingofpersonalitemsandothersuchwastefulexpenditurenotnecessary

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fortheadministrationofjusticeandtheexecutionofthedutiesoftheCourt;and,didfailtoprovide

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or prepare

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subordinate

offices

in violation

as such Justices,

of their oaths of office,
did, in the absence

for various

reasonable

administrative
A)

in the exercise

by failing

Court of

to the oaths
discharge

of any policy to prevent

the

of the office

or control expenditure,

of

of the
waste

for the costs to be borne by the tax payers for unnecessary

purposes

including,

for unneeded

and proper

of the functions

Robin

then and there, with regard to the discharge

state offices, for large increases

use of state vehicles,

courts

while

Justice

of the Supreme

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of their

Public

supervisory

but without

limitation,

to certain

in travel budgets-including

computers

oversight

unaccountable

for home use, for regular

of the operations

to carry out one or more of the following

examples,

lunches

from

of the Court and the
necessary

and proper

activities:

To prepare

and adopt sufficient

and Failed thereafter

to properly

and effective
effectuate

4

travel policies

prior to October

such policy by excepting

of 2016,

the Justices

from

 said policies,

and subjected

subordinates

and employees

to a greater

burden

than the

Justices;
B)

To report

taxable

2s, despite
subjected
regard,

full knowledge

such

leading

To prepare
the

Justices'

home

encouraged
E)

sufficient

effective

one former
F)

Justice

To provide

effective

by the Court
valuable
owned

and

Regulations,

comply

W-

and further

than the Justices,

to speedily

in this

with requests

law;

auditing

of the use of state
and policies

proper

regulating

purchasing
the proper

prior approval

for large purchases;

office

policies

which

to

a lack

of

record

keeping

home
which

on Federal

led

would

govern

oversight

which

and control

which

has already

and the indictment
supervision

resulted

of another

and control
courts,

including,

over

which

in an executed

to the

information

upon

Justice.

over inventories
led directly

but not limited

with respect

of state property

to the undetected

to, a state-owned

owned

absence

of

desk and a state-

computer;

G) To provide

purchases
orders,

use,

supervision

property,

failed

lunches,

of property;

and subordinate

state

to obtain

and effective

computer

use of state automobiles,

and

burden

of state statutes

failing

the conversion

To provide

to a greater

control,

violations

including

Service

with applicable

supervision,

and adopt

Revenue

of such violation,

consistent

to multiple

use or such cards,
D)

and employees

reporting

proper

such as car use and regular

of the Internal

and upon notification

To provide
cards

benefits,

subordinates

to make
C)

fringe

effective

of goods

all of which

supervision

and

and control

services

encouraged

utilizing

waste

5

over purchasing

a system

of taxpayer

procedures

of large

funds.

which

unsupervised

directly

change

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The failure

by the Justices,

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administrativeactivitiesconstituteaviolationoftheprovisionsofCanonlandCanonlloftheWest

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Virginia

Code of Judicial

individually

and collectively,

That the said Justice Allen Loughry,
unmindful

Ill

being a Justice

of the Supreme

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West Virginia,

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support

7

office as such Justice,

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his oath of office, then and there, with regard to the discharge

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aboutJune20,2013,causeacertaindesk,ofatypecolloquiallyknownasa"CassGilbert"desk,

the Constitution

of the State of West

discharge

Virginia

and faithfully

of the functions

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in his home, where it remained

12

years, in violation

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furnishings

14

transport

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state resources

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2-5,theprovisionsoftheWestVirginiaStateEthicsAct,andconstituteaviolationoftheprovisions

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of Canon

of the provisions
capitol

from

I of the West Virginia

Code §29-1-7

the premises;

the desk to his home, and refusal
and property

for personal

gain in violation

unmindful

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support

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office as such Justice,

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his oath of office,

the Constitution

of

of such desk

four and one-half

the removal

the expenditure

of the provisions

of original

of state

of W.Va.

funds

to

the use of
Code §6B-

Conduct.

Article

West Virginia,

(b), prohibiting

further,

in violation

to return the desk to the state, constitute

Code of Judicial

That the said Justice Alien Loughry,

possession

his term as Justice for approximately

of W.Va.

of his

of the duties of his office, did on or

from the State Capitol to his home, and did maintain
throughout

the duties

of the office of Justice,

to be transported

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or

to the oaths taken by him to

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Court of Appeals

of the duties of his high office, and contrary

while in the exercise

of the state

and proper

Conduct.

Article
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to carry out these necessary

IV

being a Justice

of the Supreme

Court of Appeals

of

of the duties of his high office, and contrary

to the oaths taken by him to

of the State of West

discharge

while in the exercise

then and there,

Virginia

and faithfully

of the functions

with regard

of the office of Justice,

to the discharge
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the duties

of the duties

of his

in violation

of his office,

of
did

 I

beginning

in or about December

2

computer equipment and hardware for predominately

3

intended to be connected to the court's network, utilized state resources to install computer

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access services at his home for predominately

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provide

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predominately

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for personal gain in violation of the provisions of W.Va. Code §6B-2-5, the provisions of the West

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Virginia State Ethics Act, and constitute a violation of the provisions of Canon I of the West Virginia

9

Code

maintenance

and repair

2012, intentionally

of computer

acquired and used state government
personal use-including

not

personal use, and utilized state resources
services

for his residence

personal use; all of which acts constitute the use of state resources

of Judicial

a computer

resulting

to

from

and property

Conduct.

Article

V

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That the said Justice Allen Loughry, being a Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of

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West Virginia, unmindful of the duties of his high office, and contrary to the oaths taken by him to

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support the Constitution of the State of West Virginia and faithfully discharge the duties

of his

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officeassuchJustice,whileintheexerciseofthefunctionsoftheofficeofJustice,inviolationof

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his oath of office, then and there, with regard to the discharge of the duties of his office,

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beginning in or about December 2012, intentionally acquire and use state government vehicles

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for personal use; including using a state vehicle and gasoline purchased utilizing a state issued

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fuel purchase card to travel to the Greenbrier on one or more occasions for book signings and

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sales, which such acts enriched his family and which acts constitute the use of state resources

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andpropertyforpersonalgaininviolationoftheprovisionsofW.Va.Code§6B-2-5,theprovisions

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of the West Virginia State Ethics Act, and constitute a violation of the provisions of Canon I of the

21

West

Virginia

Code

of Judicial

did

Conduct.

Article

Vl

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That the said Justice Allen Loughry, being at all times relevant a Justice of the Supreme

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Court of Appeals of West Virginia, and at that relevant time individually Chief Justice of the
7

 1

Supreme

2

contrary

to the oaths

3

faithfully

discharge

4

of the office

5

ofthedutiesofhisoffice,didonoraboutMay19,2017,didinhiscapacityasChiefJustice,draft

6

an Administrative

7

Supreme

8

limited

9

W.Va.

Court

of Appeals
taken

Code

salary

§5'l-2-13

unmindful

as such Justices,

Court

to overpay

for such

and W.Va.

certain

Judges,
Code

of the duties

the Constitution

of his oath of office,

of the Supreme

of Appeals

maximum

of his office

in violation

Order

Virginia,

by him to support

the duties

of Justice,

Court

of West

bearing

Status

§51-9-10;

his authorization

11

sections,

12

22, relating

13

obtain

money

14

Code

§5-10-45,

15

RetirementSystem,and,inpotentialviolationoftheprovisionssetforthinW.Va.Code§61-3-24,

16

relating

17

above

18

Judicial

to the crime
to which

to the crime

of falsification
he was

relating

to the

crime

property
of Canon

intent

against

to enable

violation
the

West

and services
I and

set forth

Canon

of the statutorily

of the provisions

in W.Va.
or assist

Virginia

§61-3-

any person

Public

pretenses,

11 of the West

of

was a

Code

of the provisions

by false

the

to

of W.Va.
Employees

and all of the

Virginia

Code

of

Conduct.

Article
ig

with

and in potential

of fraud

money,

of the provisions

of the provisions

of accounts

not entitled,

of obtaining

are in violation

violation

and

of such overpayments

violationoftheclearstatutorylawofthestateofWestVirginia,assetTorthinthoserelevantCode
an act in potential

Virginia

authorizing

in violation

10

and, was

and

to the discharge

his signature,

is a violation

offices,

of the functions

with regard

Judges

overpayment

of West

in the exercise

then and there,

Senior

which

of the State
while

or Appeals,

of his high

That the said Justice

20

West Virginia,

21

support

22

office

23

his oath of office,

2.4

state funds

Allen

Loughry,

being

Vll
a Justice

of the Supreme

unmindful

of the duties

of his high office,

and contrary

the Constitution

of the State

of West

and faithfully

as such Justice,

while

in the exercise

then and there,

with little or no concern

with regard

Virginia

of the functions
to the discharge

for the costs to be borne
8

Court

to the oaths
discharge

of the office

taken

of his

in violation

o( his office,

of

by him to

the duties

of Justice,

of the duties

of Appeals

of

did waste

by the tax payer for unnecessary

and

 4

lavish

spending

2

approximately

3

and

4

execution

other

in

the

renovation

and

remodeling

$363,000, which sum included
such

wasteful

of the duties

expenditure
of the Court,

not
which

That the said Justice

6

of West

Virginia,

7

to support

8

office

9

her oath of office,

Elizabeth

unmindful

the Constitution

for the

represents

a waste

as such Justice,

while

in the exercise

then and there,

a Justice

administration

Virginia

or the Supreme

and faithfully

to the discharge

11

lavish

12

remodeled

13

included,

14

furnishings

15

administrationofjusticeandtheexecutionofthedutiesoftheCourt,whichrepresentsawasteof

16

statefunds.

less

than

seven

but is not limited
and

wallpaper,

for the costs to be borne
and remodeling

years

to, the purchase
and

other

That the said Justice

Elizabeth

such

Walker,

wasteful

a Justice

20

office

21

her oath of office,

22

state funds

in the exercise

then and there,

with little or no concern

with regard

Virginia

and faithfully

of the functions
to the discharge

for the costs to be borne
9

by her

the duties

or her

in violation

of

did waste

had been

in items
not

listed

and
largely
sum

as office

necessary

of the Supreme

to support

while

taken

$131,000, which

expenditure

19

as such Justice,

the

for

the

IX

being

of West

of Appeals

which

$27,000

ofWestVirginia,unmindfulofthedutiesofherhighoffice,andcontrarytotheoathstakenbyher
of the State

Court

of her office,

office,

18

the Constitution

and

of Justice,

of approximately

of approximately

Article
17

of

by the tax payer for unnecessary

of her personal

to the sum

prior,

sum

of justice

discharge

of the duties

state funds

in the renovation

the

a $33,750 floor,

to the oaths

of the office

40

spending

to

or state funds.

and contrary

of the functions

with regard

with little or no concern

being

of West

office,

Vlll

of her high office,

of the State

personal

of a $31,924 couch,

necessary

Walker,

of the duties

his

the purchase

Article
5

of

discharge

of the office
of the duties

Court

the duties

of Justice,

of her

in violation

of her office,

by the tax payer

of Appeals

of

did waste

for unnecessary

and

 I

lavish spending

in that she hired outside

2

styled

Loans,

3

competent

4

same;

such

5

justice

and the execution

Quicken

assistance
action

Inc. v. Walters,

counsel

801 S.E.2d

in the form of personal
constitutes

a wasteful

expenditure

7

West Virginia,

unmindful

8

support

9

office as such Justice,

the Constitution

to facilitate

not necessary

of the duties of the Court, which represents

That the said Justice

Robin

Davis,

of the Court, in the case

509, 239 W. Va. 494 (2017),

clerks was provided

Article
6

to craft a legal opinion

and for which

the execution

of the

for the administration

of

a waste of state funds.

X

being a Justice

of the Supreme

Court of Appeals

of

of the duties of her high office, and contrary

to the oaths taken by her to

of the State of West Virginia

discharge

while in the exercise

and faithfully

of the functions

the duties

of the office of Justice,

of her

in violation

of

10

heroathofoffice,thenandthere,withregardtothedischargeofthedutiesofheroffice,didwaste

1l

state funds with little or no concern

12

lavish

13

approximately

14

that cost approximately $20,500, a desk chair that cost approximately $8,000 and over $23,000

15

in design

16

justiceandtheexecutionofthedutiesoftheCourt,whichrepresentsawasteofstatefunds.

spending

in the
$500,000,

services,

for the costs to be borne by the tax payer for unnecessary

renovation
which

and

remodeling

sum included,

and other such wasteful

Robin

expenditure

Court of Appeals

19

Supreme

20

contrary

to the oaths taken by her to support

2"l

faithfully

discharge

22

of the office of Justice,

of Appeals

and at certain

of West

Virginia,

office,

to, the purchase

to the

sum

of

of an oval rug

for the administration

of

XI

relevant

unmindful

relevant

a Justice

times individually
of the duties

the Constitution

the duties of his office as such Justice,
in violation

personal

not necessary

being at all times

18

Court

of West Virginia,

Davis,

her

but is not limited

Article
That the said Justice

of

and

of the Supreme

Chief Justice

of the

of her high offices,

and

of the State of West Virginia

and

while in the exercise

of the functions

of her oath of office, then and there, with regard to the discharge
10

 1

of the duties of her office, did in the year 2014, did in her capacity as Chief Justice, sign certain

2

Forms WV 48, to retain and compensate

3

forms allowed the Supreme Court of Appeals to overpay those certain Senior

4

violation

5

violation of the provisions of W.Va. Code §51-2-13 and W.Va. Code §51-9-10;

6

of such overpayments

7

set forth in those relevant Code sections, and, was an act in potential violation of the provisions

8

set forth in W.Va. Code §61-3-22,

9

enable or assist any person to obtain money to which he was not entitled, and in potential violation

of the statutorily

certain Senior Status Judges the execution

limited maximum

salary for such Judges,

Status Judges

which overpayment

in

is a

her authorization

was a violation of the clear statutory law of the state of West Virginia, as

relating to the crime of falsification

of accounts

10

oftheprovisionsofW.Va.Code§5-10-45,relatingtothecrimeoffraudagainsttheWestVirginia

11

Public Employees

12

W.Va. Code §61-3-24,

13

pretenses,

14

WestVirginiaCodeofJudicialConduct.

Retirement

System,

and, in potential

relating to the crime of obtaining

violation

unmindful

set forth in
by false

of Canon I and Canon II of the

Xll

That the said Chief Justice Margaret Workman,
of West Virginia,

of the provisions

with intent to

money, property and services

and all of the above are in violation of the provisions

Article

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of which

being a Justice of the Supreme

16

Appeals

17

taken by her to support the Constitution

18

duties of her office as such Justice, while in the exercise of the functions

19

in violation of her oath of office, then and there, with regard to the discharge

20

office, did waste state funds with little or no concern for the costs to be borne by the tax payer

21

unnecessary

22

sum of approximately

23

plankcherryflooring,andothersuchwastefulexpenditurenotnecessaryfortheadministrationof

24

justice and the execution of the duties of the Court, which represents

and lavish spending
$I11,000,

of the duties of her high office, and contrary

Court of

to the oaths

of the State of West Virginia and faithfully discharge the

in the renovation

and remodeling

which sum included,

11

of the office of Justice,
of the duties of her
for

of her personal office, to the

but is not limited to, the purchase of wide

a waste of state funds.

 Article
1

That the said Chief Justice
of West

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office, did waste state funds with little or no concern

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services,

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campaign

workers;

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of justice

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against
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collectively,

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as aforesaid,

of the
were

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we have signed

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