State Ex Rel. McGaughey v. Grayston

The decision in this ease turns on whether a judge of a circuit court who is called into the military service of the United States as a Colonel in the National Guard thereby vacates his judicial position.

Ray E. Watson, Judge of Division One of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, was called into active service in 1940 as a Colonel of the Missouri National Guard in command of á Coast Artillery AntiAircraft regiment. In his absence the court has functioned through special judges as provided by law. Nine hundred and ninety-four cases have been disposed of by these special judges.

Charles M.…