Legal Opinion

West v. Jones

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 30, 1984No. Record 831214PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.

The single issue framed below and on this appeal is whether the Comprehensive Conflict of Interests Act of 1984 prohibits a member of Richmond City Council from participating in the selection and appointment of members of the Richmond School Board while he is employed as a school principal.

In June 1983, five of the seven members of the Richmond School Board 1 and one of the nine members of Richmond City Council 2 (collectively, petitioners) filed a petition against Roy A. West seeking declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. Petitioners asked the court to declare that West, Mayor of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ambrogi v. KoontzSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Williams v. Augusta County School BoardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
  2. Williams v. Augusta County School BoardAugusta County Circuit Court · 1993

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