Judge Larry Starcher had been in declining health, and on Saturday the former West Virginia state Supreme Court Justice died. Starcher was 80 years old. The Democrat was elected to the state’s Supreme Court in 1996 until 2008. Starcher was famously outspoken, and in 2008 criticized former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship when he financially supported the campaign of Brent Benjamin to the Court. Starcher blasted that move saying it created a cancer on the court.