A West Virginia judge caught on video screaming furiously at litigants has been removed from the bench for the duration of his term.
The West Virginia Supreme Court on March 26 suspended Putnam County, W.Va., Family Court Judge William Watkins III without pay until December 2016, citing 24 violations of the state’s judicial ethics rules.
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