NYT: West Virginia's Top Judge Loses His Re-election Bid (due to vacation w/ coal exec)

[Muttocracy]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/us/15judge.html

The chief justice of West Virginia’s Supreme Court, Elliott E. Maynard, lost his re-election bid on Tuesday after being dogged for months by a conflict-of-interest scandal stemming from photographs showing him on vacation and dining with the chief executive of a coal company with cases pending before the court.

Justice Maynard finished third in a field of four candidates in the state’s Democratic primary, despite raising the most money. Only the top two candidates will be on the ballot in the fall.

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[MountainLaurel]

1. Squee!

*doing the happy dance*

[ColbertWatcher]

2. Here's the bastard...

...on the left, with Don L. Blankenship, chief executive of Massey Energy, in Monaco.

[Muttocracy]

3. wow, really hiding out from the paparazzi there... nt

[ColbertWatcher]

9. He is in another country far from his district...

...unless that's a different Monaco.

[sonias]

4. Good news!

Kick the corrupt bastards out!

Sonia

[angstlessk]

5. hell, he is just following Scalia's precident...with Cheney...just because it

LOOKS like he would vote in his favor does not mean he will...(oops-Scalia DID vote in Cheney's favor!)

[Muttocracy]

6. I'd be pleased to vote against Mr. "2000 just get over it" Scalia! nt

[angstlessk]

8. wouldn't THAT be nice..to be able to vote for the Supreme Court???

the ones that have our very lives in their hands?? yes..mr 'get over 2000' no precedents set there, no siree!

[Rhythm]

7. Bye, Spike!!!

Couldn't have happened to a more deserving bastard...

[The Great Escape]

10. Next Stop Brent Benjamin