A family court judge may be censured, temporarily suspended or retired as provided for in section eight, article VIII of the West Virginia Constitution. A family court judge may be removed from office only by impeachment in accordance with the provisions of section nine, article IV of the West Virginia Constitution.
W. Va. Code § 51-2A-17
Disciplinary proceedings for family court judges
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In The Matter of: Judge William M. Watkins, III (2013)
Most recently applied in In The Matter of: Judge William M. Watkins, III (March 2013)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.