Rutledge v. Workman

NEELY, Chief Justice:

The issues presented by this case concern the role of the Clerk of the West Virginia Circuit Court, the proper exercise of the Court’s jurisdiction and administrative authority, and the inherent dignity of the circuit court itself. The petitioner, Phyllis J. Rutledge, is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County and the respondent, Margaret Workman, is a Judge of that Circuit Court.

This novel prohibition proceeding arose when Judge Margaret Workman entered an order prohibiting the transfer of Ms. DeeAnn Hill, one of Mrs. Rutledge’s Deputy Circuit Clerk’s, out of…