Legal Opinion
District Judges of the 188th Judicial District v. County Judge
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 6, 1983No. 9171PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.
The Judges of the 188th and 307th District Courts filed this action for a writ of mandamus to compel the County Judge and Commissioners’ Court of Gregg County to fund increased salaries for court personnel and to implement a court administration system for the county. The trial judge denied the writ because the judges failed to establish that the requests were essential to the proper administration of justice.
Two questions are presented: Do the judges have inherent power to compel the county to furnish staff benefits and facilities essential to the proper…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Eichelberger v. EichelbergerTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- COM. Ex Rel. CARROLL v. TATESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth ex rel. Carroll v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Vondy v. Commissioners Court of Uvalde CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- In Re the Salary of the Juvenile DirectorWashington Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Mays v. Fifth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- In Re El Paso County Commissioners Court, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
- Matter of El Paso County Courthouse, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1989
- the Honorable Mark Henry, County Judge of Galveston County v. the Honorable Lonnie Cox, Judge of the 56th District Court of Galveston CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Pogue v. Duncan, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1989
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