State ex rel. Sears v. Gilliam
Washington Supreme Court
Certiorari to review a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered October 18, 1916, denying a writ of mandamus to compel the placing of relators’ names upon the general election ballots as nominees for the office of superior judge.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
On the second Monday in January, 1915, Honorable John E. Humphries qualified as a superior judge for King county for the term ending the second Monday in January, 1917. On or about May 15th, 1915, Judge Humphries died, and John S. Jurey was appointed by the governor of the state to fill the vacancy. Judge Jurey qualified and has ever since acted as such superior judge.
Provision is made in the constitution for the appointment of a person to fill a vacancy occurring in the office of superior judge, and fixing the term of such appointed officer, which is until the next general election and until…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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