[EL] The Charges Against Governor Perry

[Ross Ramsey]

Let me clarify my last answer (with a red-faced hat tip to Hugh Brady):
Perry would appoint a replacement for a district attorney who left office
until the next general election — and not necessarily for the entire
remainder of the term. Had Lehmberg resigned last summer, her
Perry-appointed replacement would serve until after this November's
election. Sorry for the misdirection.



Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor
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On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Ross Ramsey <rramsey at texastribune.org>
wrote:

> 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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> Ross Ramsey, Executive Editor
> The Texas Tribune
> 823 Congress Avenue, Suite 1400  Austin, TX 78701
> www.texastribune.org
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> M (512) 750-6235
> O (512) 716-8611
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> Twitter: @rossramsey
> Facebook: ramsey57
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> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:09 PM, David Adamany <adamany at temple.edu> wrote:
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>>   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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>> David Adamany
>> Laura Carnell Professor of Law
>> and Political Science, and
>> Chancellor
>> 1810 Liacouras Walk, Ste 330
>> Temple University
>> Philadelphia, PA 19122
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