The Latest: West Virginia justice impeached on 2nd charge

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Updated 3:45 pm CDT, Monday, August 13, 2018

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on an impeachment hearing in the West Virginia House of Delegates concerning members of the state Supreme Court (all times local):

4:20 p.m.

Indicted West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry has been impeached on a second charge.

The House of Delegates voted unanimously Monday to send to the state Senate for trial an impeachment article that says Loughry took home a $42,000 antique desk owned by the state.

The article passed with little debate. Loughry still faces six other impeachment articles. Earlier Monday, the House impeached Loughry over $363,000 in spending on his office renovations and impeached Justice Robin Davis for spending more than $500,000 on office renovations. Lawmakers are considering articles of impeachment against all four justices currently on the court. A fifth justice, Menis Ketchum, retired last month. He's agreed to plead guilty to one federal count of wire fraud stemming from the personal use of state-owned vehicles and fuel cards.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/The-Latest-West-Virginia-Justice-Robin-Davis-13152885.php

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West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry

[irresistable]

1. absolutely mind boggling

but I'm sure that there isn't any corruption anywhere else in West Virginia.

[gopiscrap]

8. welcome to DU

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Is a GOP house impeaching justices who are not on their ideological page or is it

something else?

[33taw]

3. I am not sure, but there are only 5 Supreme Court justices in WV.

It looks like Davis is a Democrat and Loughry is a Republican. Currently, there are two democrats, one vacant, one republican and one unaffiliated.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. From what I read last week

I think they are all elected and run as "non partisan". But as post #4 indicates, the governor can then appoint replacements (I'm guessing until the next election).

[Jfarrar3645]

4. The GOP and Governor are trying to appoint their own SC

Loughry is facing the federal charges and has to go. Jim Justice wants the other justices removed so he can appoint his own people. Evan Jenkins and Tim Armstead are two that will be named. Justice thinks he’s Trump.

[Sneederbunk]

5. WVA has a rich history of convictions in high places.

[KayF]

7. i took home a spoon from the office

I used it for my lunch and put it in my bag by mistake. I was mortified when I saw it, I can imagine how he felt about that desk!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

9. LOL, an accident no doubt.

Fell out of a stranger's truck right onto his front lawn.......

Welcome to DU!........

[Nitram]

10. Quite a culture of larceny in that courthouse.

Maybe they can get a job with Manafort down the road.