Davidson v. Walker

This is a proceeding brought to require the defendant, the mayor of the city of New York, to appoint two qualified persons, residents of the borough of Brooklyn, as justices of the Court of Special Sessions for the City of New York. It is based upon the fact that at the present time but three associate justices of the Court of Special Sessions are resident in the borough of Brooklyn, whereas section 12 of the Inferior Criminal Courts Act of the City of New York (Laws of 1910, chap. 659) provided, among other things: “Appointments of associate justices shall always be so apportioned among the…