In re Hamrick

This judicial disciplinary proceeding was submitted to this Court pursuant to Rules 4.9 and 4.11 of the West Virginia Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure. On October 9, 1997, the Judicial Investigation Commission [hereinafter “Commission”] filed a complaint with the West Virginia Judicial Hearing Board [hereinafter “Board”] against family law master C. Page Hamrick, III. The Commission charged family law master Hamrick with violating Canon 3B(4) of the Code of Judicial Conduct. The Board conducted a hearing on the matter in May 1998 and recommended that the charges be dismissed.

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