Legal Opinion
Winter v. Coor
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1985No. 17332, 17474PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.
These two cases raise the same issues concerning the constitutionality of town codes which allow their councils to remove town magistrates from office at will. Because these issues affect many cities and towns in this state which have similar town code provisions, the appeals were transferred to this court pursuant to Rule 19, Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure.
In No. 17332, appellee John Winter was appointed Town Magistrate for the Town of Goodyear in 1979. At all times pertinent to this appeal, Section 5-2-1 of the Goodyear Town Code provided:
Section 5-2-1 Town…
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