Wayne King (West Virginia)

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Wayne King
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Education

Law

West Virginia University College of Law, 1971

Wayne King was a 2016 candidate for the West Virginia Supreme Court.[1] He was defeated in the general election of May 10, 2016, by attorney Beth Walker.

Education

King received his J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law in 1971.[2]

Career

  • 1971-Present: Attorney in private practice, Clay, West Virginia[3]

Elections

2016

Main article: West Virginia judicial elections, 2016

King ran for the West Virginia Supreme Court in 2016. He faced incumbent Justice Brent Benjamin, who ran as a Republican in his last partisan race. King was joined in the race by former Attorney General of West Virginia Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. (D), former state representative William Wooton, and Republican Beth Walker, who ran unsuccessfully for the West Virginia Supreme Court in 2008.[1] Beth Walker was the winner in the five-way general election on May 10, 2016.

Election results

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, Justice Benjamin's Seat, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Beth Walker 39.62% 162,245
Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. 23.08% 94,538
William Wooton 20.67% 84,641
Brent Benjamin Incumbent 12.47% 51,064
Wayne King 4.16% 17,054
Total Votes (100% Reporting) 409,542
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State Official Results

Campaign finance

At the time of an April 29 finance report, Wayne King's reported total raised was $200.00, with $14,960.00 in expenditures.[4]

Two 2016 candidates, William Wooton and incumbent Brent Benjamin, applied for and received public financing under West Virginia's public campaign finance law. Candidate Beth Walker challenged their receipt of the funds, claiming that they missed filing deadlines that should preclude financing.[5] The case was ultimately heard by the Supreme Court of Appeals with replacement justices, after all five sitting justices recused themselves.[6] The substitute justices decided in favor of Wooten and Benjamin and against Walker.[7] Benjamin accepted $483,500 from the state's Public Campaign Finance Fund.[8] Bill Wooton accepted $475,000.[8]

King specifically refused to apply for public financing and is opposed to public financing generally.[9][3]

Approach to the law

King has said he thinks justices should have a limited number of terms.[9] Asked why he wants to be on the court and how he would go about weighing the factors of cases, he said, "Because of the 43 or so years of practicing law in the state of West Virginia, representing a broad cross section of plaintiffs, defendants, prosecuting cases; I just have a unique experience that I believe I can bring some common sense and good judgment to the court."[10]


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