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12 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 75 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Matter of Gorby.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matter of Gorby Anchor | green | “the purpose of judicial disciplinary proceedings is the preservation and enhancement of public confidence in the honor, integrity, dignity, and efficiency of the members of the judiciary and the system of justice.” | 18 |
| 2 | West Virginia Judicial Inquiry Commission v. Dostert | green | “the supreme court of appeals will make an independent evaluation of the record and recommendations of the judicial hearing board in disciplinary proceedings.” | 17 |
| 3 | Lane v. W. Va. State Board of Law Examiners | green | “article eight, section one et seq. of the west virginia constitution vests in the supreme court of appeals the authority to define, regulate and control the practice of law in west virginia.” | 7 |
| 4 | In Re Pauley | green | “under rule 111(c)(2) (1983 supp.) of the west virginia rules of procedure for the handling of complaints against justices, judges and magistrates, the allegations of a complaint in a judicial disciplinary proceeding 'must be proved by clear and convincing evidence.” | 6 |
| 5 | In Re Pauley | green | “must be proved by clear and convincing evidence.” | 5 |
| 6 | In Re Pauley | green | “under rule 4.5 of the west virginia rules of disciplinary procedure, the allegations of a complaint in a judicial disciplinary proceeding 'must be proved by clear and convincing evidence.” | 5 |
| 7 | Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Karl | green | “prescribe, adopt, promulgate and amend rules prescribing a judicial code of ethics, and a code of regulations and standards of conduct and performances for justices, judges and magistrates, along with sanctions and penalties for any violation thereof.” | 4 |
| 8 | Matter of Starcher | green | “in a disciplinary proceeding against a judge, in which the burden of proof is by clear and convincing evidence, where the parties enter into stipulations of fact, the facts so stipulated will be considered to have been proven as if the party bearing the burden of proof has produ…” | 4 |
| 9 | In Re Toler | green | “pursuant to article viii, sections 3 and 8 of the west virginia constitution and rule 4.12 of the rules of judicial disciplinary procedure, it is clearly within this court's power and discretion to impose multiple sanctions against any justice, judge or magistrate for separate a…” | 3 |
| 10 | Matter of Starcher | green | “where the parties enter into stipulations of fact, the facts so stipulated will be considered to have been proven as if the party bearing the burden of proof has produced clear and convincing evidence to prove the facts so stipulated.” | 3 |
| 11 | Matter of Troisi | green | “recognized that it is sometimes appropriate to discipline a judge both as a judge and as a lawyer for the same misconduct.” | 2 |
| 12 | Matter of Troisi | green | “it is sometimes appropriate to discipline a judge both as a judge and as a lawyer for the same misconduct.” | 1 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.