Fiske v. City of Dallas

OPINION

WILLIAM J. CORNELIUS, Justice (Retired).

This is an action by Frieda Fiske, a former Dallas municipal judge, against the City of Dallas seeking reinstatement to her position as a city judge. 1 She alleged that the actions of the City’s Judicial Nominating Commission, which failed to recommend her for appointment to a new term, were void because the commission violated provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). The City filed a motion for summary judgment, which the trial court granted on all but one of the grounds raised in the motion.

Fiske had served as a Dallas municipal judge…