Case Information

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OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

fbn. I?. ,L. 'Xmhburn

County Auditor

tSOustan, Texas

the 12 h nisttlst ?X%rt~ I?arrla CO WP *y entitled to ap~kcdl the or 3arrfa'Wounty Co&yJqidiWr s&imytha.DiY&trict Judge has rooent- I.

oclnlon. CM ado?tod'33 tha lmsls of xv re~st. &a q&ion is t&mmi:.-ed to you ror ivhot&ar valua it :;rty tisve lx a;ieistlq you to tech 8 corroat conclusion on the qwirtioa ::rwswntwd.

"I i4lll very mmh a~;reclote an warlp nsin- ion, hy wkiafi I say be guided in ootlw. upon theea olai;U.*~

The tacte stetwd'ln thw opin!on of ?S. i;rae.it A. %n;aipp to which you rarer and whiah la dated danuarp L9, 1944, are ad tollow8r

YA tbe~ 5th day .af Janyry, i944, ths !ion. Xennath ?:of31lla sabmlt~sd to. the Son.

Coke Stavenson, Goowrnor of Taxes, his

rwai(zrratlon GS 3ud#ya of the 127th district Court., 1;e understend thst the Governor no- aspted the reaQsatfon by letter dated

Ja.nuary 12th 6na that oopy of hia latter

rss~~flUvd with the Searotary of State; t-m4 that the Covernor has publicly indiosted that he mill cat sot to 5qoint a suoo+aaor to Judge f3ixzslle. Ynder the5e~clro~5tsncea, queatlon aristm 6s to whotber or nok’ths rosi&Aatian wi.li 0Qarut.e oeuate ttla ap?olat.mnt oi fhq ~fflclsl shorthand re- porter, Y

"Ye undarstmci turther that dudm .LoColla ep,pol.ntcd xr. 3ooeathal otfl&l ccurt regtrtar ln a000E9noe with t20 ~r3flslohs.ot Art. 23El.

l?.c.s. 1925. Y? has %5kon no sotion to

tedtr) thst appointmat, *ml siccw tbe mu irpiatiaa of the Judp.e, the reportur ;Iaas WA- tinuoci to i-erform suoi~ ssrvioes as my be re- raquired. xo spaoisl. judge has been mleated, SAU et this writin&, 'ii@ uridsrstmd that A0 othrs Jud&s ha8 been asaiepsd to ;~erfom any duties oonne+ed wfth the 127th uiotriot \=ourt.*

In tke case nf Fstnr Count- ,VS. Cazlcry, I.72 A.28 (26) wherein a court resortrtr reoovered Juu@xmt on a aieiz lOr &ry, tile court hid udwr cork3ld.eratlon 3 ;~uwstion sitiiler to thnt asker! you whihloh -MS k-3awd upon the following Tacta: *3 1700. Iii L. 'Cashburn, p. 2

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VI !Ton . Lvmett ?. 3ohnson, non deoeasad, -;al;~;ra or the 57th Xstricc court on ?.‘ay

, ct khfch tlae, sotine by authority or 4%. x2.? 0r the i-mised 2itri1. .atrit88 cs tha ‘iatate or - ,exaB, he moppointed mumy L.

razlsy Ofrlclol jhortlhand ireporter Car said 57th Mstriot ';wrC. &nry L. Gazley than took the onth 0r ofrlae preaoribed by hrt.

2222, R&.3., snd in every respeot fully qunliilad es suoLl ~fflolal ;hortband iiaposter, and he8 oontinued to sot aa auoh reporter up to and lmludinu the present tile. Ho was apOolntod to aerv~ duriryr t&e pla~sura Cr the Court ad IS FWldod By said Art. Z21. iU+ ixq Yny, 1942, Jud@ Johnson snavisrsd the oall of hls oountry and was cotissloaod e Pirat Liautan8nt in the Amy Air Co$'pa of the United Yt&3tOS. On Ootober 1, 1342, iiu&e Johnson loat hia lli'o in an Arrqp traaaport ~,xaeb.~

The oonrt oiilrmad said jwl@mnt alld h&d aa follows: “The om and only qumtlon here presented Ia, dld the death of Judp,e Johnson tetinata cs~rl~ay*s mm or of rice EB &uah bportsr? Y.B :i have oonoluded that it. did not. It la ai~pifloent that Art. .2%1. supra, provides that the X6- porter shsll be rtpr,ofntsd by the *Judge* but ehslL ser?a durlq the pleasure of the 'Court'.

Tha *JuCww may sot tts a judne in oaoation, ~ln ohsmbers, or at :ay and all glnaes, but be aan oalg dot as a oourt wb& ha is in his oourt rocm and while the court la qen .and in Sem3loa.

::hen ,Tudeo Johnson last hi8 Jeoth .*.e 03eaa to be the Juaqe of tl?e Sth .istrlat Court, but the Court continued to exist :md will oonttnub to exist utiess.and until it is aballshsQ by on sot oi the Loglal~ttax. 3 Oatobtw 1, 1342, SudiTe Rob&% :-:. 3. Torrell naa sotin(: a0 ;pe- clel~JuQ~o OS the 5'itb Xstrlot Court, but se- Cusod 31 act fwth.tr a5 auoh :p3oia31 3udp3 artor ha ~33 :~r~r753ci 0r the n08th ai Judge Johwua.

'Ifon. D. L. ,:aahburn, p. 4 5avorol 3lstriot Judge8 of this ::tata ifOwWSr,

- were desi~mtod by :icn. ::.:I. YoCrory, Irctald- ing Judpe or the i'ourth dd~inlstratloe Judl- olel~~iatrlot, to hold court in the Blth “la- triot L'ourt, sad such judpss did hold oourt and tranaeot a fixoat deal of buel&aes in said oourt.

Y'hum can be 'no quaetlon but that Gazley waa ep;,olnted Zor a tern of nt least two years ualeas sooner dlooharped by the Court. 2s we8 never disohargcd by sny judqa presiding in ihs 57th District coq-t ami, therOrOres it ~8s thaw pleosurc? 02 the Yourt to have him serve ror the zumths of Ootober, hovezabcr and Daoamber, lG42.v

Tn &lnions Nos. O-i?976 and 0-297&-A, this &part- Bent consldorsd a similar questlou under recta aozaawhat dlf- terant rrox those statsit by .pou, as wall as those o~4nsidarad ln We !?.axar County-Caslay aaae, and hU.d that alai31 ior nalerg thereirr discussed should not be-,'approved. These opin- ions, bowerer, 1yere orclttan ;3rlor to the kU.a~ in the Paxar County-Caaley 0888, 3m it is ocr opinion that the rulaa oi law amiounood In naid case are oontrollinp;. you are advised, thfm3rom, that the olalms for aelary or the orrlolal oourt raDortar'or the 127th District Court of E%~rirr County should be approved and paid until suah tlms as his sarvlaes are la- tally dismnsad with. Ogr oyinlons Us. and.O-2976-A sre hereby overruled insofar RS they era in conflict herewith.

:;B desire to express our epprcolatio~ or your s&d- Sng to us the oplnian rendered bou by Zr. &-neat A. Snlppa to YOU. Tim will note and we herewith return said opinion t&at we e@ee with the- oonclusion raaohad ty him, end we are always glad have and oonalder opin&ans ot othsrse

Trustirq, thst this satlsfsotorily answers y&3- in- c,uiry, He are