Archive for March 1st, 2010
State leaders need to OK judicial reforms
The Martinsburg Journal
By Richie Heath, Executive Director, WV Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
March 1, 2010
While West Virginia’s leaders have spent a lot of time talking about reforming our state courts, we seem to keep spinning our wheels in the mud. Case in point is our most recent judicial reform discussion.
In April 2009, Gov. Joe Manchin announced [...]
Business court legislation a good first step
The West Virginia Record
February 26, 2010
We were skeptical when Gov. Joe Manchin’s Independent Commission on Judicial Reform announced its recommendations that included a public financing pilot program, codification of the interim appointment process, establishment of an intermediate appellate court, and initiation of a feasibility study for a proposed business court.
We saw no benefit to public [...]
