Massachusetts Should Start Shedding Judges

West Virginia legislators are trying to remove all the current justices of the state supreme court for lavish spending and for overpaying senior judges in violation of state law. One of them has already been suspended in connected with a federal investigation. (Among other things, he bought a $32,000 couch for his office with state money.) One of the others put track lighting on his office floor at public expense. Another announced her resignation last month rather than face a trial in the stat

West Virginia legislators are trying to remove all the current justices of the state supreme court for lavish spending and for overpaying senior judges in violation of state law. One of them has already been suspended in connected with a federal investigation. (Among other things, he bought a $32,000 couch for his office with state money.) One of the others put track lighting on his office floor at public expense. Another announced her resignation last month rather than face a trial in the stat…