Legal Opinion
Matter of Neely
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1987No. 17273PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROTHERTON, Justice:
This judicial disciplinary proceeding arises from a determination by a majority of the Judicial Investigation Commission that probable cause existed to file a complaint with the Judicial Hearing Board against the Honorable Richard Neely, Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, charging him with violations of Canon 1 and Canon 2A of the Judicial Code of Ethics.1
The complaint alleged that Justice Neely required his staff to perform personal services, including babysitting, as a condition of employment, and that he required his staff to be available on an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Woodward v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
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