Norville v. Parnell

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice THOMAS.

This appeal involves the November 5, 2002 general election for Kaufman County court at law judge. Unofficial results showed Erleigh Norville defeated the incumbent, Joe M. Parnell. Parnell then sought and obtained a judgment declaring Norville ineligible for office and enjoining her from being declared winner. Norville appealed.

We must decide whether Parnell, as the defeated incumbent, has standing to individually challenge Norville’s eligibility to take office. In other words, the question is whether this type of action must be brought as a “quo…