State ex rel. Boone v. Torrence

OPINION •

PURYEAR, Judge.

These two cases present identical questions to be determined and, therefore, were consolidated for the purpose of trial and also for the purpose of these appeals.

The relators in both cases are Judges of the six different divisions or parts of General Sessions Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, all of whom were elected in August 1966, for the term of eight years, with the exception of A. A. Birch, Jr., who was elected for an unexpired term which will expire on September 1, 1974, and for convenience herein we will refer to these Judges as relators.

We will refer to the…