The West Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to halt activities related to the auction of lots around Glade Springs owned by the family of Senator Jim Justice, pending further review of the case.
The state’s highest court granted a motion to stay on Wednesday, temporarily stopping foreclosure proceedings that had been scheduled for October 29, 2025.
Lawyers for Justice Holdings, a company owned by the Justice family, filed a motion for stay with the Supreme Court on September 19, followed by a motion to expedite the request on October 10.
Several hundred lots owned by Justice Holdings had been slated for foreclosure sale at 9 a.m. on October 29, according to a legal notice published in the Beckley Register-Herald. The sale was prompted by a longstanding dispute over unpaid homeowners association fees at Glade Springs.
Mark Sadd, attorney for the Glade Springs Village Property Owners Association, filed a motion later on Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to review the matter quickly. He wrote that an expedited decision “could efficiently conclude this case so that the Special Commissioner may proceed, without further delay, with the judicial foreclosure of the lots.”
The dispute between Justice Holdings and the Glade Springs homeowners association has stretched on for years. At the center of the disagreement is whether Justice Holdings is required to pay assessments to maintain the resort community’s common properties — including roads, lakes, and golf courses.
Justice Holdings has argued in court that the lots in question were never lawfully added to the Glade Springs common interest community and therefore cannot be subject to the association’s assessments or liens.
In December 2024, Raleigh County Circuit Judge Todd Kirby issued an order directing a special commissioner to sell hundreds of parcels owned by Justice Holdings to satisfy the assessment liens claimed by the association.
Justice Holdings appealed that ruling, filing a petition for writ of prohibition with the Supreme Court on June 20, arguing that the lower court exceeded its authority.
The stay issued this week pauses the auction while the Supreme Court considers the company’s appeal.
Senator Jim Justice became the lead investor in the Glade Springs resort near Beckley several years before his 2016 election as West Virginia’s governor and now serves as the state’s U.S. senator. His children, Jay and Jill Justice, are listed as representatives of Justice Holdings, along with corporate executives James Miller and Stephen Ball.