Lord v. Genesee Circuit Judge

An action for declaratory judgment was brought by a voter of Genesee County to declare an election for the circuit judgeship held by Judge Elza H. Papp and vacated by her on July 1, 1972. The circuit judge hearing the matter ruled he was without jurisdiction to decide matters of quo warranto or mandamus against a state officer and as to the matter of declaratory relief refused to grant same.

Elza H. Papp was elected Circuit Judge of Gene-see County at the 1966 general November election for a ten-year term commencing on January 1, 1967 and expiring on January 1, 1977. On April 30, 1972, she…