Dec 15, 2022 · Magistrate Ward Harshbarger III has agreed to never again seek judicial office in West Virginia by election or by appointment, according to the admonishment. The action from the commission...

Dec 15, 2022 · CHARLESTON – Kanawha County Magistrate Ward Harshbarger III, who already has announced his resignation, has been publicly admonished by the state Judicial Investigation Commission for harassing...

Dec 16, 2022 · Kanawha County Magistrate Ward Harshbarger is resigning, effective at the end of today’s work day, and agreeing to never seek political office again following an agreement with the Judicial...

Harshbarger, III, Magistrate of Kanawha County ("Respondent"). On November 17, 2022, Judicial Disciplinary Counsel sent Respondent a letter asking for a reply to the allegations

Dec 16, 2022 · Kanawha Magistrate Ward Harshbarger, seen here leaving the witness stand after testifying before the Judicial Hearing Board in 2014, has resigned effective Friday.

Dec 6, 2022 · KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Kanawha County magistrate will be stepping down. Ward Harshbarger will be resigning effective 5 p.m. Dec. 16, a spokesperson for the West Virginia Supreme Court...

In this judicial disciplinary proceeding, the Judicial Hearing Board recommends that Kanawha County Magistrate Ward Harshbarger be publicly censured or admonished for a neglect of duties.

Jan 9, 2023 · On December 15, 2022, the Judicial Investigation Commission of West Virginia admonished the Magistrate of Kanawha County, Ward Harshbarger III for derogatory comments against an officer. The case is entitled “In the matter of Ward Harshbarger III”, brought by Montgomery Police Chief Paris Workman, with case no. 129-2022.

Apr 23, 2014 · The Judicial Investigation Commission alleges that Magistrate Ward Harshbarger violated several canons of the judicial code of conduct, including upholding the judiciary’s integrity and independence. The commission made the charges public Tuesday.

May 10, 2016 · Ward Harshbarger III was a judge for the magistrate court in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Harshbarger ran for re-election in 2016. [1] Harshbarger lost in the general election on May 10, 2016.