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VOLUME I 07-12-2018 Vol I Page 3 ·1· · · · · · · · IN THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · EXAMINATION INDEX ·2 · · · · · · · · · · · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · · JUSTIN ROBINSON ·2· · · · · · · · · · · ·JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ·3· · · ·BY MS. KAUFFMAN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 32 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE FAST· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·69 ·3· * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ·4· · · ·BY DELEGATE FOSTER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·85 ·4· In Re: · · · · ·BY DELEGATE SOBONYA· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 86 ·5· · · ·BY DELEGATE SUMMERS· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 90 ·5· House Judiciary Committee · · · · ·BY DELEGATE HARSHBARGER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 92 ·6· Proceeding Regarding the ·6· · · ·BY DELEGATE HARSHBARGER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 95 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE HOLLEN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·97 ·7· Impeachment of West Virginia ·7· · · ·BY DELEGATE ZATEZALO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 101 ·8· Supreme Court Justices Pursuant · · · · ·BY DELEGATE PUSHKIN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·103 ·8· · · ·BY DELEGATE LANE· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 108 ·9· to House Resolution 201 Passed · · · · ·BY DELEGATE OVERINGTON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 112 10· During the Second Extended Session ·9· · · ·BY DELEGATE LOVEJOY· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·116 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE FLUHARTY· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 118 11· of 2018. 10· · · ·BY DELEGATE BYRD· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 124 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE MILLER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 141 12· * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 11· · · ·BY DELEGATE CANESTRARO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 152 13· · · · · · · · · · · · · · VOLUME I · · · · ·BY DELEGATE ROBINSON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 156 12· · · ·BY VICE-CHAIR HANSHAW· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·165 14· · · · · · Hearing held on July 12, 2018, before the House · · · · ·BY MINORITY CHAIR FLEISCHAUER· · · · · · · · · · ·167 15· Judiciary Committee of the West Virginia Legislature. 13· · · ·BY CHAIRMAN SHOTT· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·170 · · · · ·BY MS. KAUFFMAN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·185 16· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · - - - 14· · · ·BY DELEGATE FAST· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 190 17 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE LANE· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 203 15· · · ·BY DELEGATE OVERINGTON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 207 18 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE MILLER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 210 · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Transcribed By: 16· · · ·BY CHAIRMAN SHOTT· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·216 · · · · ·BY MINORITY CHAIR FLEISCHAUER· · · · · · · · · · ·223 19· · · · · · · · · · ·REALTIME REPORTERS, LLC 17· · · ·BY CHAIRMAN SHOTT· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·228 · · · · · · · · · · · · TERI NOCE-REEDY, RPR 18· AARON ALLRED · · · · ·BY MR. CASTO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 230 20· · · · · · · · · · · · ·713 Lee Street 19· · · ·BY DELEGATE ZATEZALO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 246 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE PUSHKIN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·246 · · · · · · · · · · · · Charleston, WV· 25301 20· · · ·BY DELEGATE LANE· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 251 21· · · · · · · · · · · · ·(304) 344-8463 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE OVERINGTON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 253 21· · · ·BY DELEGATE BYRD· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 255 · · · · · · · · · · · ·realtimereporters.net · · · · ·BY DELEGATE MILLER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 257 22 22· · · ·BY DELEGATE ROBINSON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 260 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE FAST· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 264 23 23· · · ·BY DELEGATE FLUHARTY· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 274 24 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE SOBONYA· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·276 24· · · ·BY DELEGATE CAPITO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 283 Page 2 Page 4 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · APPEARANCES: ·1· AARON ALLRED (continued) ·2· APPEARING FOR THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: ·2· · · ·BY CHAIRMAN SHOTT· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·288 ·3· · · · · · Marsha Kauffman, Esquire · · · · ·BY MR. CASTO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 290 · · · · · · · John Hardison, Esquire ·3· · · ·BY DELEGATE LANE· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 291 ·4· · · · · · Brian Casto, Esquire · · · · ·BY DELEGATE PUSHKIN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·292 · · · · · · · Robert F. Akers, Esquire ·4· · · ·BY DELEGATE ZATEZALO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 296 ·5· · · · · · Charles Roskovenski, Esquire · · · · ·BY DELEGATE HOLLEN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 296 ·6 ·5· · · ·BY DELEGATE OVERINGTON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 299 · · HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS: · · · · ·BY DELEGATE BYRD· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 302 ·7· · · · · · John Shott, Chair ·6· · · ·BY DELEGATE ROBINSON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 303 · · · · · · · Roger Hanshaw, Vice Chair · · · · ·BY DELEGATE FAST· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 305 ·7· · · ·BY DELEGATE SOBONYA· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·310 ·8· · · · · · Barbara Evans Fleischauer, Minority Chair · · · · ·BY MINORITY CHAIR FLEISCHAUER· · · · · · · · · · ·311 · · · · · · · Shawn Fluharty, Minority Vice Chair ·8· · · ·BY CHAIRMAN SHOTT· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·313 ·9· · · · · · Mark White, Clerk · · · · ·BY MR. CASTO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 315 · · · · · · · Andrew Byrd ·9 10· · · · · · Joe Canestraro · · JUSTIN ROBINSON · · · · · · · Moore Capito 10· · · ·BY MR. CASTO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 316 11· · · · · · Frank Deem · · · · ·BY DELEGATE ROBINSON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 321 · · · · · · · Tom Fast 11· · · ·BY DELEGATE FOSTER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 323 12· · · · · · Geoff Foster · · · · ·BY DELEGATE SOBONYA· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·325 · · · · · · · Jason Harshbarger 12· · · ·BY DELEGATE PUSHKIN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·327 13· · · · · · Ray Hollen · · · · ·BY DELEGATE LANE· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 328 · · · · · · · Phil Isner 13· · · ·BY DELEGATE BYRD· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 330 14· · · · · · Kayla Kessinger · · · · ·BY DELEGATE ROBINSON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 331 · · · · · · · Charlotte Lane 14· · · ·BY VICE-CHAIR HANSHAW· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·333 15· · · · · · Chad Lovejoy · · · · ·BY MINORITY CHAIR FLEISCHAUER· · · · · · · · · · ·334 · · · · · · · Rodney Miller 15· · · ·BY CHAIRMAN SHOTT· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·335 16· · · · · · Riley Moore · · · · ·BY MR. CASTO· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 338 · · · · · · · John Overington 16· · · ·BY DELEGATE FOSTER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 341 17· · · · · · Mike Pushkin · · · · ·BY DELEGATE PUSHKIN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·343 · · · · · · · Ben Queen 17· · · ·BY CHAIRMAN SHOTT· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·344 18· · · · · · Andrew Robinson · · · · ·BY MS. KAUFFMAN· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·347 · · · · · · · Kelli Sobonya 18· · · ·BY DELEGATE LANE· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 359 · · · · ·BY DELEGATE BYRD· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 361 19· · · · · · Amy Summers 19· · · ·BY DELEGATE MILLER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 362 · · · · · · · Mark Zatezalo · · · · ·BY DELEGATE ROBINSON· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 368 20 20· · · ·BY DELEGATE FAST· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 370 · · ALSO APPEARING: · · · · ·BY DELEGATE FOSTER· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 374 21 21· · · ·BY DELEGATE SOBONYA· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·377 · · · · · · · John A. Carr, Esquire · · · · ·BY DELEGATE HARSHBARGER· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·378 22· · · · · · (Counsel for Justice Loughry) 22· · · ·BY VICE-CHAIR HANSHAW· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·379 23· · · · · · Robert Allen, Esquire · · · · ·BY MINORITY CHAIR FLEISCHAUER· · · · · · · · · · ·381 · · · · · · · (Counsel for Justice Davis) 23· · · ·BY CHAIRMAN SHOTT· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·385 24 24 Page 5 Page 7 ·1· · · · · · · · · CHAIRMAN SHOTT:· Good morning.· We'll ·1· 12-year terms and invested in them substantial trust ·2· call this meeting of the judiciary committee to order. ·2· and -- on the other hand, though, when you think about ·3· I'll ask the clerk to take a roll to ascertain the ·3· it, the least accountable of our public officials is ·4· presence of a quorum. ·4· someone elected to the supreme court of appeals, and ·5· · · · · · · · · (The roll was taken.) ·5· that's because of the length of the term.· Each of us has ·6· · · · · · · · · CHAIRMAN SHOTT:· A quorum is present. ·6· to fo -- to face the voters every two years, and so we're ·7· This meeting is being conducted pursuant to the ·7· more likely to be scrutinized during that two-year ·8· authorization of resol -- House Resolution 201 which ·8· period.· So we have an obligation to also hold ·9· passed on June 26, 2018.· I'm sure the first question on ·9· accountable those public officials who the voters can't 10· everybody's mind is what will -- what is the effect on 10· hold accountable for activities that occur during such a 11· our proceeding of the retirement of Justice Ketchum. 11· lengthy term. 12· I'll be addressing that when I talk about the rules in a 12· · · · · · · · · I had an opportunity to do a little bit 13· few minutes, but essentially, as all of you on the 13· of research leading up to this about the federal system, 14· committee know, the only remedy that's available to the 14· which, of course, our constitution is modeled after the 15· House as a result of this proceeding is to recommend 15· federal constitution; and the impeachment of judiciary in 16· articles of impeachment, and the only remedy available to 16· the federal system.· And as you all know, a federal judge 17· the Senate is removal from office. 17· has a lifetime appointment, so the process of impeachment 18· · · · · · · · · And because the retirement of Justice 18· plays a significant role in holding those people
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