In Re: David Landersman v. the State of Texas

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS IN RE: DAVID LANDERSMAN, § No. 08-23-00356-CV Relator. § AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING § IN MANDAMUS § § MEMORANDUM OPINION A person may not serve or run for office as a sheriff in Texas unless they hold “an active permanent peace officer license” or are otherwise qualified through prior federal or military service. 1 In this election mandamus, Relator David Landersman asks this Court to compel Respondent Alan Haley, the Loving County Republican Party Chair, to declare Leroy Medlin Jr., ineligible as a candidate for sheriff. Relator’s core…