WOOTON v. WALKER

No. 16-0226.

786 S.E.2d 212 (2016)

William R. WOOTON, candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Petitioner v. Elizabeth D. WALKER, candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant; West Virginia State Election Commission members Gary A. Collias and Vincent P. Cardi; West Virginia State Auditor Glen B. Gainer, III; and West Virginia State Treasurer John D. Perdue, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided April 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Bastress, Jr. , Morgantown, WV, Robert V. Berthold, Jr. , Berthold Law Firm PLLC, Thomas Patrick Maroney , Charleston, WV, for Petitioner Wooton.

K & L Gates LLP, Thomas C. Ryan , Pittsburgh, PA, for Respondent Walker.

Richard L. Gottlieb , Webster J. Arceneaux, III , Spencer D. Elliott , Lewis Glasser Casey & Rollins, PLLC, Charleston, WV, for Respondents Tennant, Collias & Cardi.


Petitioner William R. Wooton is a candidate seeking election to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, and a "participating candidate" as that term is defined in the "West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program," W. Va.Code § 3-12-3(11) (2014). On February 5, 2016, the West...

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