West Virginia Supreme Court Judge Allen Loughry Suspended

West Virginia’s top court loses 2 justices to indictment, abrupt retirement

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will have only three justices available to hear cases after one was suspended following an indictment and another announced his retirement in a two-sentence letter on Wednesday. Justice Menis Ketchum, 75, said his retirement would be effective July 27, report the Charleston Gazette-Mail, the Associated Press and West Virginia MetroNews.

Name: Allen Loughry

Continent: North America

Country: USA

Company: West Virginia Supreme Court

Branch: Judge

Position: Judge

Reason: Suspended

Indictment: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10BZC4AGmIXGJDa5xmD3JMusf869Rum7s3BKHzaOtbMI/edit#gid=1027725104

Announcement Date: July 12, 2018, 10:00pm

Resignation Date: July 12, 2018, 10:00pm

Source 1: https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/west_virginias_top_court_loses_2_justices_to_indictment_abrupt_retirement