Serious questions remain about the ethics code for new appellate court; The Exponent Telegram, January 16, 2022

David McMahon, The Exponent Telegram; Serious questions remain about the ethics code for new appellate court

"West Virginia’s newest court is set to open its doors this year, but important questions are still to be determined about an ethics code for its judges.

Proposed by legislators in early 2021 and signed into law by Governor Jim Justice soon after, the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals is speeding towards its July start date.

Key among the rules by which it will operate are requirements for situations in which justices must decide whether to remove themselves from a case because of the potential for bias or a personal connection to a litigant or the case."