State ex rel. Hunter v. Maguire

Kroger, District Judge.

The question presented by this appeal is whether an appointment to fill a vacancy in the municipal court of the city of Lincoln is for the unexpired term or until the next election at which the vacancy can be filled.

The undisputed facts as disclosed by the record are that, at the general election in 1936, John L. Polk was elected municipal judge for the ensuing term of four years, commencing January, 1937. In the fall of 1937,, *366John L. Polk was appointed to the district bench and resigned as municipal judge. On December 31, 1937, the appellant, John A. Maguire, was…