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CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a newly appointed state lawmaker from assuming his duties while it considers a challenge to the legality of his appointment. Republican Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that he had picked Joshua Booth, a political neophyte and executive at a family-run road contracting firm, to fill the Wayne County seat in the House of Delegates. The chair of the county GOP committee, Jeff Maynard, went to court alleging Just...

By CUNEYT DILJanuary 28, 2021 GMT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a newly appointed state lawmaker from assuming his duties while it considers a challenge to the legality of his appointment. Republican Gov. Jim Justice announced on Wednesday that he had picked Joshua Booth, a political neophyte and executive at a family-run road contracting firm, to fill the Wayne County seat in the House of Delegates. The chair of the county GOP commi...

/ Joshua Booth was appointed by the governor to replace former Del. Derrick Evans on Jan. 27, 2021. Gov. Jim Justice has appointed a new person to replace a former state delegate who resigned earlier in January following federal charges for participating in an insurrection that turned violent at the U.S. Capitol. Justice’s appointment is met by a 17-page writ of mandamus from a local Republican leader, arguing that the governor violated state laws with his final pick for office. Joshua Booth,...

CHARLESTON – The effort to replace the former Delegate Derrick Evans has created a controversy of its own. Jeff Maynard, the chairman of the Wayne County Republican Executive Committee, filed a writ of mandamus with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday asking the court to require Gov. Jim Justice to pick a replacement for Evans from the list of three candidates the committee sent to Justice on Jan. 14. Evans, who was elected to the House in November, resigned Jan. 9 after bein...

A replacement for Derrick Evans, who resigned his seat after facing charges connected to breaching the U.S. Capitol, is expected to be announced Wednesday following interviews with candidates and input