Legal Opinion
Diefenderfer v. Pierce
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 27, 1990No. S90A0961PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
Allen Diefenderfer filed a petition for an order quo warranto, asking the court to declare that James Pierce, who does not have a college degree, does not possess the statutory qualifications for the position of Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County. The court denied the motion. We reverse.
The qualifications for the position, found in Georgia Laws of 1981 at 4321, are:(c) The Executive Assistant shall hold a college degree in public administration, political science, urban affairs, business administration, engineering, or a related field and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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