So Justice could have himself appointed and the governorship would be Republican.
Yes. However, he’s not a “Conservative”, and would be more in line with Sen. Capito at best and like the execrable Governor of Ohio John “Pig Vomit” Kasick. The best for us would be for him to appoint Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to the seat, since he’s already running for it. Morrisey is more Conservative than Congressman Evan Jenkins, who is also running and is a Moderate Democrat turned liberal Republican (a la Justice or Capito).