In re Suder

This is a judicial disciplinary proceeding instituted by the Judicial Investigation Commission of West Virginia against Eugene C. Suder, a magistrate in Upshur County. The complaint alleges that Magistrate Suder accepted campaign funds and failed to establish a committee to secure and manage his campaign funds. The complaint alleges that this failure violated Canon 7 B of the Judicial Code of Ethics [1989].1 Based on this Court’s independent review of the record, we conclude that clear and convincing evidence of improper judicial conduct has been presented and conclude that under the…