To prevent a recurrence of her prescription drug addiction that may negatively impact theĪs part of the January 2018 WVJLAP monitoring agreement, Magistrate Wilfong agreed Program (“WVJLAP”) was necessary to help her maintain compliance with a program developed That she successfully discontinued the use of the prescribed drugs to which she had becomeĪddicted with the assistance of medical professionals and she agreed the Lawyer Assistance The Judicial Hearingīoard (“Board”) found that: Magistrate Wilfong admitted she has suffered from addiction toĭrugs legally prescribed to her over a period of approximately fifteen years and this prescriptionĭrug addiction had negatively impacted the performance of her judicial duties she had averred Intoxicated both at a 2015 magistrates’ conference and while on the bench. 18-0891įollowing allegations that Magistrate Wilfong missed an excessive amount of work and had been In 2018, this Court suspended Magistrate Wilfong without pay in Case No. Underlying judicial disciplinary proceeding is completed.” In re Grubb, 187 W.
Impose an interim suspension pending the disposition of the charges against the judge or until the Judiciary is placed into question by the action or conduct of any judge, this Court is authorized to
Martin.Ĭonsistent with Rule 2.14(d)(2), we have recognized that “hen the integrity of the Magistrate Wilfong is represented byĬounsel Tim C. Perform other judicial functions while the matter is pending, with or without pay. Judicial Conduct or has become unable or unwilling to perform official duties, theĬourt may direct that the judge not hear any further civil or criminal matters or
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Judge has engaged or is currently engaging in a serious violation of the Code of If the Court finds probable cause pursuant to Rule 2.14(c) to believe that a Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure provides that: Without pay until underlying disciplinary proceeding has been completed). 256, 728 S.E.2d 140 (2012) (stating Court has authority to suspend magistrate judge with or That he or she has acted in violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct. This Court has the power to suspend a magistrate without pay based upon an allegation Pay.1 Upon review of the memorandum report of JDC, Magistrate Wilfong’s response and theĪrguments of the parties, a memorandum decision is appropriate under Rule 21 of the Rules of Virginia Rules of Judicial Conduct support Magistrate Wilfong’s temporary suspension without Following the arguments of the parties, this Court finds that the West This Court has before it the memorandum report of JDC with exhibits and Magistrate’s On March 13, 2019, Magistrate Wilfong requested a hearing, and the matter Rule 2.14(d)(2) of the West Virginia Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure following aįinding of probable cause that she engaged in a serious violation of the West Virginia Code of
Wilfong, a Magistrate of Pocahontas County, West Virginia.īy our order of February 26, 2019, Magistrate Wilfong was suspended without pay pursuant to On February 25, 2019, Judicial Disciplinary Counsel (“JDC”) filed a Motion to Suspend Magistrate of Pocahontas County June 3, 2019
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