Dangerfield v. Secretary of State
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Dangerfield v. Secretary of State, Dallam 592 (1844), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas which held that the President does not have the authority to appoint the county court chief justice, the Texas Congress established the process to fill the office by Congressional election. The Court issued a writ of mandamus to settle the dispute.
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Dangerfield v. Secretary of State | |
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Court | Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas |
Full case name | Dangerfield v. Secretary of State |
Decided | 1840 |
Citation(s) | Dallam 358 (1840); 1840 Tex. LEXIS 3 |
Holding | |
That the President does not have the authority to appoint the county court chief justice, the Congress established the process to fill the office by Congressional election | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Thomas Jefferson Rusk, Anthony B. Shelby, William J. Jones, John T. Mills, and John Hemphill |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Mills |
Laws applied | |
Tex. Const. art. IV § 1, art. VI § 5 |
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