The Intelligencer
It’s been about a decade since the last time the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals worked on updates to the state Code of Judicial Conduct. Think about how much the world has changed since the last revision to that code, in November 2015. For that matter think about how much we’ve learned by watching ethics questions play out on a state and national level.
Chief Justice Tim Armstead was right to set the process in motion.
“In order to promote and maintain the public’s trust in a fair, transparent, independent and impartial judiciary, it is important that we hold judges and judicial officers to the highest ethical standards possible,” he said last week.
To that end, Armstead has put together an advisory committee to conduct a comprehensive code review when it comes to the ethics of those who sit on the bench.
The committee will “proactively review it in order to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the judiciary,” Armstead said. “This advisory panel will work over the next year to identify best practices, taking into consideration national trends, and bring those recommendations to the public and the Court for consideration.”
Read more: https://www.theintelligencer.net/opinion/editorials/2025/01/setting-standards-for-the-judiciary/
