Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

In The Matter of: Jaymie Godwin Wilfong, Judge

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided October 30, 2014No. 14-0379Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partLoughry, Justice

While I concur with the fully-justified suspension of Judge Wilfong for the remainder *412of her term in office, I staunchly disagree with the majority’s unsubstantiated refusal to impose the recommended $20,000.00 fine against her. If this Court will not deliver justice to the citizens whose county has been compromised by the malfeasance of their highest ranking judicial officer, who will? Not only was Judge Wilfong the county’s highest judicial officer, but she served for more than two years on the Judicial Hearing Board, passing judgment on fellow members of the judiciary while engaged in the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Del RioMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
  2. In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 76, KivettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  3. In Re MelograneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Complaint Concerning WintonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  5. In Re ChrzanowskiMichigan Supreme Court · 2001

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