Legal Opinion
Bray v. Brown
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 5, 1999No. Record 982684PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE WHITING
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we consider the prohibition against holding multiple public offices contained in the following constitutional and statutory provisions:
Article VII, § 6 of the Constitution of Virginia:
[N]o person shall at the same time hold more than one office mentioned in this Article. No member of a governing body shall be eligible, during the term of office for which he was elected or appointed, to hold any office filled by the governing body by election or appointment. . . .
Code § 15.2-1534:
A. Pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. LukhardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Knowles v. HollyWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- City of Winchester v. American Woodmark Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- Whited v. FieldsDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1984
- Southern Railway Co. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Connell v. KerseyFairfax County Circuit Court · 2000
- Herren Farms, LLC v. MartinDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2022