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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.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court Appeals agreed Thursday to an expedited hearing to determine whether Gov. Jim Justice wrongly appointed a delegat
CHARLESTON â 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 Justice did not follow the law when he picked Booth over three other candidates put forth by local Repub...
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 committee, Jeff Maynard, went to court alleging Justice did not follow the law when he picked Booth over ...
For The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court Appeals agreed Thursday to an expedited hearing to determine whether Gov. Jim Justice wrongly appointed a delegate and ignored a list of nominees by a county committee. The state Supreme Court issued an order and rule to show cause in a mandamus case brought by the Wayne County Republican Executive Committee asking the court to require Justice to choose a replacement for former delegate Derrick Evans from a list of three qualified candidates sent to the governor on Jan. 14. “Upon review of the petition and motion to expedi...