Judge served on the board of US coal group Massey Energy . Her principal role there was corporate governance , but also included roles on the finance , safety , environmental and public policy committees at the time of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster that killed 29 workers in Beckley , West Virginia . She resigned from the Board three weeks after the disaster , citing other ongoing business activities . Judge was not personally criticised in the official report into the disaster , written by the US Government 's Mine Safety and Health Administration ; prior to the disaster Judge and other directors were criticised by CtW Investment Group , a shareholder activist group affiliated with the Change to Win Federation , a coalition of American labour unions including the International Brotherhood of Teamsters . CtW questioned Judge 's ability to devote sufficient time to the Massey board role ; she went on to be re-elected to the board unopposed
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
Barbara Judge