In re Petition for Reinstatement of C. Michael Sparks (Justice Walker, dissenting, joined by Justice Trump)

FILED No. 23-71, In re Petition for Reinstatement of C. Michael Sparks May 22, 2025 released at 3:00 p.m. C. CASEY FORBES, CLERK Walker, Justice, dissenting, and joined by Justice Trump: SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA I respectfully disagree with the majority’s decision to deny C. Michael Sparks’s petition for reinstatement to the West Virginia State Bar. Mr. Sparks established by clear and convincing evidence that he “presently possesses the integrity, moral character and legal competence to resume the practice of law,” has an exemplary “record of rehabilitation,” and that his…