Sears v. Bayoud

786 S.W.2d 248 (1990)

Ross SEARS, Relator,

v.

George BAYOUD, Secretary of State of the State of Texas, et al., Respondents.

No. C-9506.

Supreme Court of Texas.

February 14, 1990.

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is an election mandamus. The issue is whether the requirement in article V, section 2 of the Texas Constitution that a candidate for the supreme court be a lawyer for at least ten years must be satisfied by the day of the general election or by the time service in office begins.

Relator Ross Sears, a candidate in the Democratic primary for Justice, Place 2, Supreme Court of Texas, filed this…