ROUSH v. HEY

No. 22958.

475 S.E.2d 299 (1996)

197 W.Va. 207

Judith ROUSH, Appellant, v. John HEY, Pat Buchanan and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a corporation, and Cable News Network, Inc., a corporation, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided July 3, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy N. Barber, Charleston, for Appellant.

Thomas R. Goodwin, Richard D. Owen, Alexander Marcia, Goodwin & Goodwin, Charleston, for Appellee Hey.


RECHT, Justice:

This case requires us to decide whether a circuit court judge has absolute immunity for remarks made on a national television program relating to the facts and personalities of a case in which the judge was involved. The Circuit Court of Kanawha County granted summary judgment in favor of the circuit court judge, holding that the judge was absolutely immune from any claims for damages for remarks which formed...

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