West Virginia Judicial Inquiry Commission v. Casto

McGraw, Justice:

This complaint by the Judicial Inquiry Commission charges Magistrate Denver D. Casto with “backdating”1 records in violation of Canon 2A of the Judicial Code of Ethics. Specifically, Magistrate Casto is charged with signing “information for warrant” and “warrant for arrest” forms eight months after the arrest of John G. McGuffey. Magistrate Casto admitted signing the predated records but denied that his action was a violation of the Canon of Ethics. The Judicial Review Board concluded that the signing of the informations and warrants did constitute a violation of Canon 2A,…