Legal Opinion
O'LEARY v. Shipley
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 2, 1988No. 138, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
In May 1986 Diane O’Leary, a deputy clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll County, filed as a Democratic candidate in *191the November election for Clerk of that Court, an office created by Article IV, § 25 of the Maryland Constitution. The office was then held by O’Leary’s ultimate supervisor, the incumbent Clerk, Republican Larry Shipley. Shipley prevailed in the election. On the day of his investiture for a new four-year term as Clerk, Shipley informed O’Leary that he would not reappoint her as deputy clerk.1
O’Leary, who had served as deputy clerk for ten years,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by20 opinions
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