Scott v. Stater

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• affirming circuit court's issuance of a restraining order preventing a mayor from suspending a properly appointed judge for violations of the Judicial Code of Conduct; only constitutional avenue of relief was to file a formal complaint with the Judicial Performance Commission
• city mayor had authority to veto appointment of municipal judge, subject to override by two-thirds vote of the board of aldermen
• city mayor had authority to veto appointment of municipal judge, subject to override by two-thirds vote of the board of aldermen
• “code charter designates authority to the board of aldermen to appoint officers of the municipality while the mayor votes when the board is equally split and can veto the appointment” (citing Miss. Code Ann. § 21–3–15(2)

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