Shackelford v. West
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for quo warranto. Before Judge Brand. Clarke superior court. November 11, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
The judgment under review involves thé title to the office of judge of the city court of Athens. The city court of Clarke county was created in 1879, and its name changed to the city court of Athens by the act of 1894. In the act creating the city court (Acts of 1879, p. 291) it is provided that “there shall be a judge of said city court who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and all vacancies in the office of judge shall be filled by appointment by the .Governor for the balance of the…
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