Tucker v. Banks

ELLETT, Chief Justice:

This is another case where a twice-adjudged guilty drunk driver seeks a loophole through which he hopes to escape his just desserts.

His first claim is that the city judge pro tempore who originally tried him was not a judge in the city court. Our statute provides that when a city judge is unable to act, the mayor may appoint a judge pro tempore to hold court.1 The statute provides:. the judge pro tempore so appointed shall possess all the qualifications required of the city judge and shall be vested with the same powers and authority. [Emphasis added.]

The qualifications…