For The Inter-Mountain
CHARLESTON Gov. Jim Justice’s pick to replace a former a Wayne County Republican lawmaker was upheld Tuesday by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
In an order released Tuesday evening, the state Supreme Court denied the mandamus case filed by Wayne County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Jeff Maynard asking the high court to order Justice to appoint a replacement for former Republican 19th District House of Delegates member Derrick Evans from a list of three nominees submitted by the county on Jan. 14.
The order paves the way for Kenova resident Joshua Booth, co-owner of a traffic control company that does business with the Division of Highways, to be sworn in for today’s first day of the 2021 legislative session.