Legal Opinion
Terry v. Wilder
Richmond County Circuit Court
Decided December 29, 1992No. Case No. (Chancery) HC-1307-2PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Robert L. Harris, Sr.
The ultimate issue before the Court is whether the Governor has the legal authority to remove and replace the Office of the Attorney General as the legal representative of a state agency, in this case the Virginia Retirement System (“VRS”). The Court finds that replacing the Office of the Attorney General as counsel for VRS in all representative capacities is to replace the Office as “regular counsel.” Because this conflicts with § 2.1-121 of the Code of Virginia, the Court rules that the Governor lacks such sweeping authority.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
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