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OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
fbn. I?.,L. 'Xmhburn
County Auditor
tSOustan, Texas
the 12 h nisttlst ?X%rt~ I?arrla
CO WP *y entitled to ap~kcdl by the
Co&yJqidiWr or 3arrfa'Wounty
s&imytha.DiY&trict Judge has rooent-
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oclnlon. CM ado?tod'33 tha lmsls of xv re~st.
&a q&ion is t&mmi:.-ed to you ror ivhot&ar
valua it :;rtytisve lx a;ieistlq you to tech 8
corroat conclusion on the qwirtioa ::rwswntwd.
"I i4lll very mmh a~;reclote an warlp nsin-
ion, hy wkiafi I say be guided in ootlw. upon
theea olai;U.*~
The tacte stetwd'ln thw opin!on of ?S. i;rae.itA. %n;aipp
to which you rarer and whiah la dated danuarp L9, 1944, are ad
tollow8r
YA tbe~ 5th day .af Janyry, i944, ths
!ion. Xennath ?:of31llasabmlt~sd to. the Son.
Coke Stavenson, Goowrnor of Taxes, his
rwai(zrratlonGS 3ud#ya of the 127th district
Court., 1;e understend thst the Governor no-
aspted the reaQsatfon by letter dated
Ja.nuary 12th 6na that oopy of hia latter
rss~~flUvd with the Searotary of State; t-m4
that the Covernor has publicly indiosted
that he mill cat sot to 5qoint a suoo+aaor
to Judge f3ixzslle. Ynder the5e~clro~5tsncea,
the queatlon aristm 6s to whotber or nok’ths
rosi&Aatian wi.li 0Qarut.e to oeuate ttla
ap?olat.mnt oi fhq ~fflclslshorthand re-
porter,
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"Ye undarstmci turther that dudm .LoColla
ep,pol.ntcd xr. 3ooeathal otfl&l ccurt regtrtar
ln a000E9noe with t20 ~r3flslohs.ot Art. 23El.
l?.c.s. 1925. Y? has %5kon no sotion to
tedtr) thst appointmat, *ml siccw tbe mu
irpiatiaa of the Judp.e, the reportur ;Iaas WA-
tinuoci to i-erform suoi~ ssrvioes as my be re-
raquired. xo spaoisl. judge has been mleated,
SAU et this writin&, 'ii@ uridsrstmd that A0
othrs Jud&s ha8 been asaiepsd to ;~erfom any
duties oonne+ed wfth the 127th uiotriot \=ourt.*
In tke case nf Fstnr Count- ,VS. Cazlcry, I.72 A.28 (26)
702 wherein a court resortrtr reoovered Juu@xmt on a aieiz lOr
&ry, tile court hid udwr cork3ld.eratlon3 ;~uwstion sitiiler to
thnt asker! by you whihloh -MS k-3awd upon the following Tacta:
1700. Iii L. 'Cashburn, p. 2
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VI!Ton. Lvmett ?. 3ohnson, non deoeasad,
-;al;~;ra or the 57th Xstricc court on ?.‘ay
, ct khfch tlae, sotine by authority
or 4%. x2.? 0r the i-mised 2itri1. .atrit88 cs
tha ‘iatateor -,exaB, he moppointed mumy L.
razlsy Ofrlclol jhortlhand ireporter Car said
57th Mstriot ';wrC. &nry L. Gazley than
took the onth 0r ofrlae preaoribed by hrt.
2222, R&.3., snd in every respeot fully
qunliilad es suoLl ~fflolal ;hortband iiaposter,
and he8 oontinued to sot aa auoh reporter up
to and lmludinu the presenttile. Ho was
apOolntod to aerv~ duriryr t&e pla~sura Cr the
Court ad IS FWldod By said Art. Z21. iU+
ixq Yny, 1942, Jud@ Johnson snavisrsd the oall
of hls oountry and was cotissloaod e Pirat
Liautan8nt in the Amy Air Co$'pa of the United
Yt&3tOS. On Ootober 1, 1342, iiu&e Johnson loat
hia lli'o in an Arrqp traaaport ~,xaeb.~
The oonrt oiilrmad said jwl@mnt alldh&d aa follows:
“The om and only qumtlon here presented
Ia, dld the death of Judp,e Johnson tetinata
cs~rl~ay*s mm or of rice EB &uah bportsr? Y.B
have oonoluded that it.did not. It la ai~pifloent :i
that Art. .2%1. supra, provides that the X6-
porter shsll be rtpr,ofntsdby the *Judge* but
ehslL ser?a durlq the pleasure of the 'Court'.
Tha *JuCww may sot tts a judne in oaoation, ~ln
ohsmbers, or at :ay and all glnaes, but be aan
oalg dot as a oourt wb& ha is in his oourt
rocm and while the court la qen .and in Sem3loa.
::hen ,Tudeo Johnson last hi8 Jeoth .*.e03eaa to
be the Juaqe of tl?e Sth .istrlat Court, but
the Court continued to exist :md will oonttnub
to exist utiess.and until it is aballshsQ by
on sot oi the Loglal~ttax. 3 Oatobtw 1, 1342,
SudiTe Rob&% :-:. 3. Torrell naa sotin(: a0 ;pe-
clel~JuQ~o OS the 5'itb Xstrlot Court, but se-
Cusod 31 act fwth.tr a5 auoh :p3oia31 3udp3 artor
ha ~33 :~r~r753ci 0r the n08th ai Judge Johwua.
'Ifon.D. L. ,:aahburn, p. 4
ifOwWSr, 5avorol 3lstriot Judge8 of this ::tata
- were desi~mtod by :icn. ::.:I.YoCrory, Irctald-
ing Judpe or the i'ourth dd~inlstratloe Judl-
olel~~iatrlot, to hold court in the Blth “la-
triot L'ourt, sad such judpss did hold oourt
and tranaeot a fixoat deal of buel&aes in said
oourt.
Y'hum can be 'no quaetlon but that Gazley
waa ep;,olnted Zor a tern of nt least two years
ualeas sooner dlooharped by the Court. 2s we8
never disohargcd by sny judqa presiding in ihs
57th District coq-t ami, therOrOres it ~8s thaw
pleosurc? 02 the Yourt to have him serve ror the
zumths of Ootober, hovezabcr and Daoamber, lG42.v
Tn &lnions Nos. O-i?976 and 0-297&-A, this &part-
Bent consldorsd a similar questlou under recta aozaawhat dlf-
terant rrox those statsit by .pou, as wall as those o~4nsidarad
ln We !?.axar County-Caslay aaae, and hU.d that the alai31 ior
nalerg thereirr discussed should not be-,'approved. These opin-
ions, bowerer, 1yere orclttan ;3rlor to the kU.a~ in the Paxar
County-Caaley 0888, 3m it is ocr opinion that the rulaa oi
law amiounood In naid case are oontrollinp;. you are advised,
thfm3rom, that the olalms for aelary or the orrlolal oourt
raDortar'or the 127th District Court of E%~rirr County should
be approved and paid until suah tlms as his sarvlaes are la-
tally dismnsad with. Ogr oyinlons Us. 04376 and.O-2976-A
sre hereby overruled insofar RS they era in conflict herewith.
:;B desire to express
our epprcolatio~ or your s&d-
Sng to us the oplnian bou by Zr. &-neat A. Snlppa
rendered
and we herewith return said opinion to YOU. Tim will note
t&at we e@ee with the- oonclusion raaohad ty him, end we are
always glad to have and oonalder opin&ans ot othsrse
Trustirq, thst this satlsfsotorily answers y&3- in-
c,uiry, He are