Ellis, Eugene James

Texas Supreme Court·Decided August 17, 2015·No. WR-31,558-26·Published

Opinion

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as whal‘ever the form 111 which fha Goreroweoz‘ 7€1111:1‘1'0113 Ao_qooe enter/115 info an cyreemen£ with thai Goverrrmer)z‘ Z‘o/

19912) 01’15111¢/ proceed/113 fa//ure to take the oath of mcfwe renders any judicial act Vv/(/

The enacZ‘/'og afa sl‘afute 1'£15 presumed that 1.)€0111p/1cmee w/?,‘h the Consl‘il‘utmn of Z`he $Z‘ate and Z‘he L/n/Z‘ed SZuTes 15 an‘ended,' 2) the 011/g means ofcha//e1131'11g judges au?hor/“z‘y is through a Quo Warrao?“o act/071 111 wh/ch the sl‘o.z‘e /s the 111despe1151h/e pariy, ;:ewis gs QZQ/€€ 011 Sw.atd 392 395 [7'5< App Da//os 191?2),' 0r1j/71a/ proceeding £LLe_Z'o supra 1\/,4, ,p£ ,5 of§ / 3) f/ected judges must ta/

Orc/er dismiss/1151 the judgment with prejudwe.

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1 Quo Warraht'o is the proper procedure for attaching a j'uoé¢]r))eht

` when the projecutor judge ami court clerk 111 the stated case cio mt have their credentials as required hy the Cohstitatioh ami statutes z“o operate 1'11 their off/'ciai functiow for the Government, ff any of them cio not have the reiuireoi credentia/s, then a// actions 1'11 this case must he elec/aired voio(, AB 11\111'10, _ _

Quo Wurranto is a prerogative writ which means ohe does not

have to prove anythinda, 011/y maheu the accusation The burden of /)r<_)o)c how Shitts~ to the Opposinj§part_q,

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/:07’ r€a50775 $tateoi here/ul supported h_y iaw, petzt)o??€f herehy ` moves the court to dec/are the act/iam of the prosecutor, judge ami Cou‘rt C/Grif i71 V/'O/at'ion 076 the /aw>’ hand St'a“£u‘ile$ of the dwi'i'eci $Z`a'[e_s" aho' issue a writ of Quo Warran?`o dee/arinj their actions voio' ami dec/are the °convictiorz of the petitioner 1111// ami VOici. 1413 11\/1"T10

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I fugene games i;'iiis,"ik "F7533551P do here/nj Certi@ that a true anei Correct copy of the ahov€ petition was sent to /1’arr1s C°oum‘j District C/er/< anal to the Courtot` Cr)mma/Ap/oea/s 7he 7%1*9501113 pe tit/on was served hj p/acz??ae the same 111 the tin/ted States

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