[EL] The Charges Against Governor Perry

[Ross Ramsey]

Someone else will have to answer the other questions, but the governor does
appoint the replacement to serve out the rest of a DA's term in Texas.
Perry would pick Lehmberg's replacement if she didn't finish her term.



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On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:09 PM, David Adamany <adamany at temple.edu> wrote:

>   In the only state whose law I know at all well, if a district attorney
> leaves office for any reason the Governor appoints a successor until the
> next election.   Is that the case in Texas?   Would it make Governor Perry
> more vulnerable to the charge that he attempted to coerce a public official
> if he were to have the power to replace that official if she resigned in
> response to his threat to veto an appropriation to support the work of her
> office?   As a political matter it would certainly make a difference to
> have a Republican district attorney in solidly Democratic Travis County.
> But would it make any legal difference in assessing whether his action was
> an indictable offense?   Perhaps someone with a knowledge of Texas law
> could chime in on this.
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