In re Ferrell

This is a judicial disciplinary proceeding initiated by the Judicial Investigation Commission against Charles L. Ferrell, a former magistrate for Kanawha County.1 The Commission charged Ferrell with violating Canons 3 A(l) and 3 A(4) of the Judicial Code of Ethics.2 Following a hearing, the Judicial Hearing Board (Board) recommended that the complaint be dismissed.

On April 8, 1986, a Charleston business, Flowers by Michael, filed a civil action against A.M.J., Inc. and Jim McCormick, an employee of A.M.J., Inc., alleging that the defendants had failed to pay for flowers that they had ordered…