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Former WVa judge known for eye-raising statements dies at 79

by John Raby
| November 9, 2020 9:30 AM

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice who once jokingly referred to himself as “America’s laziest and dumbest judge” and who attracted as much attention for his behavior outside the court as in it, has died. He was 79.

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