West Virginia Code
W. Va. Code § 6-6-4 (2026)
Removal by Governor of appointee
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ARTICLE 6. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS.
§6-6-4. Removal by Governor of appointee.
Any person who has been, or may hereafter be appointed by the Governor to any office or position of trust under the laws of this state, whether his tenure of office is fixed by law or not, may be removed by the Governor at his will and pleasure. In removing such officer, appointee, or employee, it shall not be necessary for the Governor to assign any cause for such removal.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1978–1998 · leading case: Rice v. Underwood, 517 S.E.2d 751 (W. Va. 1998).
Rice v. Underwood, 517 S.E.2d 751 (W. Va. 1998). “Appellant contends that West Virginia Code § 6-6-4 (1993), upon which Governor Underwood based his removal of Appellant, (1) violates *278 the West Virginia Constitution and (2) was repealed by implication with the enactment of West Virginia Code § 19-23-27 (1997).”
Nelson v. West Virginia Pub. Employees Ins. Bd., 300 S.E.2d 86 (W. Va. 1983). “Under the provisions of article 7, section 10 of the West Virginia Constitution and W.Va.Code § 6-6-4 (1979 Replacement Vol.) jurisdiction for removal of officers appointed by the Governor is also vested in the Governor.”
Baker v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 245 S.E.2d 908 (W. Va. 1978). “In Morton, this Court decided that members of the West Virginia Turnpike Commission, while appointed by the governor under legislative authorization providing for a specific tenure, could be removed during their term by virtue of W.Va. Code, 6-6-4. We refused to find this Code…”
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