Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Mofford
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided August 27, 1998No. 1 CA-CV 97-0304PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANKFORD, Judge.
¶ 1 This appeal raises the infrequent but important issue of the limits on a governor’s power to remove state executive appointees from office. Appellant Ronald D. Johnson filed an action for damages against the State of Arizona and its then governor, Rose Mofford, alleging that Governor Mofford had wrongfully removed him from his position as a member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles (“the Board”) in violation of various rights due him. After a bench trial, the superior court determined that the governor had cause to remove him. Johnson’s appeal to this Court…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Board of Street Commissioners v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1903
- Dancing Sunshines Lounge v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1986
- State Ex Rel. Caldwell v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
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