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· 7/3/1991

Stephenson v. Board of Commissioners

Citations

  • 405 S.E.2d 488
  • 261 Ga. 399
  • 1991 Ga. LEXIS 338

How courts have described this case

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  • holding clerks of court do not have inherent judicial power to employ counsel of their choice
  • board's exercise of its exclusive power to employ legal counsel for county officers does not violate constitutional provision precluding it from taking action affecting any elective county office
  • board’s exercise of its exclusive power to employ legal counsel for county officers does not violate constitutional provision precluding it from taking action affecting any elective county office

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Judges: Bell

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