Public pressure works. In response to a flood of outrage from a large number of vocal citizens, West Virginia legislators have expressed concern and are taking under consideration, the suggestion that an ad hoc committee be set up to investigate claims of rampant corruption in the state’s judiciary.
Representatives of the people of WV recently stated they will not hesitate to do what is right and charge, impeach and jail dirty judges in the West Virginia’s circuit courts.
Recently several state legislators were picked at random and read and heard proof provided by a digital file that accompanied a letter that displayed for the reader that 14th district Circuit Court Judge Richard A Facemire certainly called a defendant in a Gilmer County Court Room despicable. The audio file that accompanied a redacted court record, proved beyond any doubts that Facemire made false statements to the WEST VIRGINIA JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION COMMISSION in a 14 page letter filed January 8th 2008. Then, had his court reporter change the court record and omit his off color comment. However, the specially produced digital file did not lie and Facemire is heard clear as day calling the defendant despicable.
It also proved that the Judicial Investigation Commission of West Virginia is about worthless… for the fact they did not even investigate the allegations against Facemire.
Several representatives expressed concern that laws were broken and that certain state agencies are assisting in the misconduct.
In the letter to WV State legislators, which was presented by a professional lobbyist, simple statistics showed that the Lawyer disciplinary board has taken action in only 2% of the complaints that were filed. And only .08 % in the last three years, when the complaint came from a common citizen.
Absolutely pitiful statistics!
Those figures show the organization to be a complete failure.
The Judicial Investigation Commission was accused of a cover up in the case presented.
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Johnny Richards // April 26, 2009 at 10:37 pm |
Well now, if independent boards were developed in West Virginia to investigate alleged misconduct by Lawyers and Judges and of course an independent board to investigate State Trooper misconduct, West by God Virginia would be one of the finest States in the Union.
crookedcountycrooks // April 27, 2009 at 10:06 am |
“That’ll be the day!”
crookedcountycrooks // April 27, 2009 at 12:35 am |
When F JOHN OSHOWAY was asked for the record about Facemire’s comment at sentencing he immediately went into a song and dance about how bad his memory is etc.
When even defense counsel sides with, then tries to cover for a Crooked Judge, then the entire Crooked home-cooked system becomes see through and that is what has happened in Gilmer County.
Facemire lied and then had his court reporter commit a crime involving having the court record changed to cover his lie. But, also there were several witnesses that also will be making statements in court against Facemire.
The Travesty case is currently in the 4th circuit court of appeals in Richmond Virginia.
Two federal judges have already seen the evidence against Facemire.
cosmoscommunicator // April 28, 2009 at 12:44 am |
An Ad Hoc committee would be necessary because the chairmen of the Senate and House committees that have been informed about the matters of The WEST VIRGINIA JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION COMMISSION have refused to investigate citizen petitions in the past and will continue to refuse in the future, because they are all Freemasons and belong to the same club outside of their political positions.
The evidence given to the ad hoc committee will be massive and includes transcripts being altered, extortion, denial of access to the grand jury tapes and transcripts and numerous criminal cover ups by a certain 14 district circuit court judge. A bill of impeachment will be the final goal.
In West Virginia persons in charge with overseeing the matters in the judiciary, have refused to listen to the evidence of crimes being committed by judges. Mainly because WV is all about home cooked politics and good ole boy political plays, that are NEVER in the best interest of the public!
Good old fashioned West Virginia Corruption will at least be exposed.
calpattypress // April 30, 2009 at 5:22 pm |
Another Good EXAMPLE of another BAD circuit court judge
LEWISBURG — An attorney’s effort to have Greenbrier County Circuit Judge James J. Rowe disqualified from hearing a civil case has brought to light an ethics complaint against the judge that would otherwise have remained shrouded in secrecy.
Barry Bruce, a Lewisburg attorney who unsuccessfully challenged Rowe in last fall’s general election, filed a complaint against the judge with the Judicial Investigation Commission on Jan. 7. In that complaint, Bruce alleges Rowe made “a false statement of material fact” when taking the state bar exam in 1978.
Bruce claims Rowe misrepresented his academic credentials. Rowe obtained his law degree from the International School of Law, which was never accredited by the American Bar Association, according to the complaint.
In an April 2 letter to the JIC, Rowe acknowledged “at the time of my graduation my law school had not yet been accredited.” He continued, “Members of my class of what was then known as the International School of Law were granted permission to sit for the Virginia State Bar exam.”
Rowe passed the Virginia Bar exam in July 1977; he was admitted to the state bar in the Old Dominion that fall. The next year, he was advised by a member of the West Virginia State Bar that he could take the West Virginia Bar exam if he could demonstrate he had successfully passed the bar exam in another state, Rowe wrote the JIC. He passed the West Virginia exam in February 1978.
Generally, JIC proceedings are confidential until the commission makes a determination that probable cause exists to pursue disciplinary action against the judge against whom the complaint was filed. At that point, the nine-member commission refers the matter on to the state Supreme Court for action. Then, and only then, is even the existence of the complaint publicly confirmed, according to Jennifer Bundy, the high court’s public information officer.
This particular complaint saw the light of day because of a motion made by attorney Carl Roncaglione Jr. seeking Rowe’s disqualification to preside over a case involving a land dispute between David Ryder and First National Bank. Roncaglione represents Ryder.
In an April 14 letter to Chief Justice Brent Benjamin, Rowe notes the arguments presented by Roncaglione in favor of recusal echo the allegations Bruce made to the JIC in January. Certain supporting documents, including copies of Bruce’s complaint and Rowe’s response, were placed in the civil case file at the Greenbrier County Courthouse.
Rowe maintains there is no basis for his disqualification from the Ryder civil case, just as there is no basis for Bruce’s complaint to the JIC.
As of Wednesday, the chief justice had not responded to Rowe’s letter regarding the recusal, nor did the Supreme Court clerk’s office have any record of a JIC recommendation regarding Bruce’s complaint.
As to the latter issue, Bundy said, “That just means that no probable cause has been found. So either the Judicial Investigation Commission is still investigating or they’re finished and no probable cause for further action was found.”
WATCH THE FUCKING CROOKS COME OUT OF THE WOOD WORK FOR THIS ONE!
For one thing Justice Benjamin has NO BUSINESS being the Chief Justice after taking a three million dollar bribe to fuck our state in the Massey Coal case.
In fact the republican party should have given him the boot and told him to stand on the CROOKED DEMOCRAT side where he belongs!
The Judicial Investigation Commission is a politically led joke!
This particular issue should further endorse our thoughts on that! All of them are no good dirty rotten son’s of bitches that will never rule against a circuit court judge unless he rapes a nun in the church in front of everyone, and even then they would give some lame ass excuse about there being no proof!
calpattypress // May 17, 2009 at 7:42 pm |
Supreme Court Divided Over Judicial Bias Case
Justice Benjamin of West Virginia proves to be nothing but a criminal along with his good pal former Justice Maynard, also of West Virginia.
Do you have to become a criminal to be elected to the Supreme Court in West Virginia? Or do they all just learn the criminal behavior as circuit court judges first and then work their way up.
The Supreme Court divided on familiar ideological grounds today when it confronted the question of whether a judge should recuse himself in a case where one of the parties spent millions of dollars supporting his election. This case out of West Virginia provides a stark example of why judges need scrutiny. The Wall Street Journal article previously posted on our blog had less detail, so we have posted this article in its place.
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