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Beset Putnam family judge steps down
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Putnam County Family Court Judge William M. Watkins left the bench Friday on emergency medical leave, according to a West Virginia Supreme Court news release.
Watkins issued a letter Friday to Chief Justice Brent Benjamin saying that his doctor advised him to step down from the bench immediately.
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Beset Putnam family judge steps down
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Putnam County Family Court Judge William M. Watkins left the bench Friday on emergency medical leave, according to a West Virginia Supreme Court news release.
Watkins issued a letter Friday to Chief Justice Brent Benjamin saying that his doctor advised him to step down from the bench immediately.
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