Notwithstanding the failure of the judge to file a responsive pleading, the Judicial Hearing Board may proceed with a hearing, provided that all evidence in support of the charge shall be heard by the Hearing Board in a public hearing or filed in the course of a public hearing. The failure to file a response to the complaint shall be deemed an admission of the factual allegations contained therein.
W. Va. R. Judi. Disc. Pro. 2.11