Judge’s texts called an ethics violation 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: September 7, 2012
Tags: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, Supreme Court of Virginia News
The justices of the Supreme Court are back in town Sept. 10, and their September docket includes a disciplinary case against a judge, based on text messages she sent to a court employee. The court also is set to hear a Chinese drywall case, a $25 million asbestos award and a potential Bowman claim. The [...]
How to avoid getting a JIRC complaint
By Peter Vieth
Published: May 13, 2011
Tags: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission
ROANOKE—It’s a roadside scene repeated every day. A police officer pulls over a car; the irritated driver hands over the license and registration. The traffic stop may be a costly annoyance for most drivers, but it is a situation charged with possible career consequences if the driver is a judge. Officials who prosecute judicial misconduct [...]
Circuit judge off the bench
By Alan Cooper
Published: June 15, 2010
Tags: Judge Joseph R. Carico, Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, Wise County Circuit Court
Wise County Circuit Judge Joseph R. Carico will not be sitting on the bench until further notice, according to his two colleagues in the 30th Circuit. Earlier this month, Judges John C. Kilgore and Tammy S. McElyea told attorneys that they would be handling Carico’s docket, said Wise Commonwealth’s Attorney Ronald Elkins. The judges did [...]
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