Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 12, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Kurt Sistrunk Galveston County Criminal District Attorney 722 Moody, Suite 300 Galveston, Texas 77550
Re: Procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of district clerk (RQ-0165-GA)
Dear Mr. Sistrunk:
You ask about the proper procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of district clerk.1 You relate that the district clerk of Galveston County serves six district courts. See Request Letter, supra note 1, at 1. The former clerk announced that she would retire "on or about March 31, 2004," vacating her office approximately midway through her term.Id. Section 51.301(b) of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In the Matter Of: Chad TURNER, Et Al., Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
- Haynes v. AllenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1972
- Zanone v. RJR Nabisco, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
- TLZ Properties v. Kilburn-Young Asset Management Corp.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1996
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