Legal Opinion
In re Nomination of Hennessey
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1992No. 103 M.D. 1992PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NARICK, Senior Judge.
The Petitioner/Objector (Petitioner) has challenged the nomination petition of Timothy F. Hennessey (Hennessey) as a Republican candidate for the office of Representative in the General Assembly, District 26, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The sole question presented is whether an assistant public defender is eligible to be elected for a seat in the Legislature under 16 P.S. § 9960.10. That section provides as follows:
No public defender shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature or to any other public elected office for which compensation is provided, under the laws and…
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