MATTER OF WHARTON

No. 78-83.

332 S.E.2d 650 (1985)

In the Matter of Magistrate Ira WHARTON.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

July 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Garten, Charleston, for Judicial Investigation Committee.

Orville L. Hardman, Parkersburg, for Wharton.


PER CURIAM:

This is a judicial disciplinary proceeding instituted by the Judicial Investigation Commission against Ira Wharton, a Magistrate for Wood County.1 The commission charged Magistrate Wharton with violating Canon 3 A(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the Judicial Code of Ethics.2 Following a hearing, the Judicial Hearing Board recommended that the complaint be dismissed.

In August of 1980, the complainant...

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