Commonwealth v. Gamble
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
July 1st. 1869, at Philadelphia. Before Thompson, C. J., Read, Agnew, Sharswood and Williams, JJ. Quo Warranto. An information was filed in the Middle District, No. 80, to May Term 1869, by the Attorney-General, April 5th 1869, setting out that James Gamble had, since March 16th 1869, and still did exercise, the office, &c.,- of a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming county.
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July 1st. 1869, at Philadelphia. Before Thompson, C. J., Read, Agnew, Sharswood and Williams, JJ. Quo Warranto. An information was filed in the Middle District, No. 80, to May Term 1869, by the Attorney-General, April 5th 1869, setting out that James Gamble had, since March 16th 1869, and still did exercise, the office, &c.,- of a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming county. Upon the suggestion of the Attorney-General the writ in this ease was issued, to which the defendant pleaded, that by the Act of February 28th 1868 the county of Lycoming was erected into a separate judicial…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Thompson, C. J.
On the 28th of February 1868, Lycoming county being part of the Eighth Judicial District of the Commonwealth, was by Act of Assembly of that date, erected into a new district, to be called the Twenty-ninth, and afterwards, at the ensuing general election, the respondent, James Gamble, was duly elected, and subsequently commissioned, as president judge of the district, took the oath of office and entered upon the performance of his duties as judge of the courts in it.
*345On the 16th of March 1869, an Act of Assembly was passed and approved…
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