No judge of any court, and no sheriff or other officer of a court, shall be disqualified from performing his official duties with respect to any cause by reason of the fact that he is a citizen and taxpayer of a county, district, school district or municipal corporation which is interested in, or a party to, such cause.
W. Va. Code § 51-3-6
Citizenship and taxpaying not ground for disqualification of judge, sheriff or other court officer
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