Legal Opinion
Woo v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 20, 2000No. B143499PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, J.
Petitioner Michael Woo served two full terms as an elected member of the Los Angeles City Council, from July 1985 to June 1993. He seeks reelection for a third term to commence in July 2001. The city clerk advised him that he was ineligible to seek reelection based on a provision of the new city charter limiting elected city officials to only two terms in office. The provision is identical to a provision of the former charter, except that it omits language expressly stating that only terms commenced on or after July 1, 1993, count toward the two-term limit.
Woo contends the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Raven v. DeukmejianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
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