[1] Ketchum resigned prior to the Impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, but was still implicated by the House of Delegates.

On July 31, 2018, he pled guilty to a felony count of fraud related to his personal use of a state vehicle and gas fuel card.

He practiced law with Greene, Ketchum, Bailey & Tweel and was a senior partner from 1980 until his election to the Supreme Court.

However, the relatively nonpartisan nature of judicial races and the victory of Brent Benjamin to the Supreme Court in 2004 as a Republican, made the November general election competitive.

Nevertheless, Huntington trial attorney Ketchum and former justice Workman beat out Beth Walker for seats on the Court.

Like most judges, I don't reward my friends, or punish my enemies from the bench.” Despite outraising his competitors, the fallout from the incident aided former justice Workman and Huntington attorney Menis Ketchum to win the Democratic nominations for two seats in the November general election.

[6][7] In 2016, Ketchum was named the new vice president of the Conference of Chief Justices, an association of the top jurists of the states and territories.