Legal Opinion
Thompson v. City of Austin
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided April 24, 1998No. 03-97-00490-CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
Appellants, Martin Thompson and Charles Wood, sued the City of Austin for failure to reappoint them as municipal court judges, alleging discrimination and violations of the Open Meetings Act and the Government Code. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the City on all causes of action. The principal issue presented is whether municipal court judges are employees under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. Because we hold that they are not employees and find no other violations, we will affirm the trial court’s judgment.
BACKGROUND
The City Council of…
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