On September 24, the West Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in King v Warner, 18-0783. This is the case over whose name should be on the ballot in November 2018 for Justice of the Supreme Court. Because some members of the court are affected by this decision, they did not participate and some lower court judges were appointed to substitute. A few hours after the oral argument, the court said the two challenged candidates should be on the ballot. See this story. One was challenged because his law license has been inactive for years (he is a member of Congress); another was challenged because he was in the legislature when the legislature increased the salary of the members of the court.