No. 19-8350

Christopher R. Desmond v. Delaware

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2020-04-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appointment-clause appointments-clause civil-procedure constitutional-law delaware-judges judicial-qualifications judicial-selection separation-of-powers standing state-judicial-appointments state-judiciary
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Latest Conference: 2020-06-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

whether-delaware-judges-appointed-unconstitutionally

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . WHETHER ALL DELAWARE JUDGES ARE APPOINTED IN VIOLATION OF THE APPOINTMENT CLAUSE OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION HAVING DECIDED THAT DELAWARE'S APPOINTMENT OF JUDGE'S ART. IV SUBSECTION 3 SYSTEM IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND THE STATE OF DELAWARE HAVING ARGUED IN CARNEY V. ADAMS, No. = 2019 THAT DECISION STRIPPED THE STATE OF ITS TENET AMENDMENT RIGHT TO DETERMINED THE QUALIFICATIONS THEIR JUDGES REQUIRING THIS COURT _ OVERRULE THAT DECISION. 2

Docket Entries

2020-06-29
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-06-16
Waiver of right of respondent State of Delaware to respond filed.
2020-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-03-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2020)

Attorneys

Christopher R. Desmond
Christopher R. Desmond — Petitioner
State of Delaware
Maria Teresa KnollOffice of the Attorney GeneralState of Delaware,, Respondent