JONES v. CHILES

No. 82895.

638 So.2d 48 (1994)

John Paul JONES, Jr., etc., Petitioner, v. Lawton M. CHILES, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Sicking, Richard A. Sicking, P.A., Miami, for petitioner.

Deborah K. Kearney and J. Hardin Peterson, Office of Governor, Tallahassee, for respondent.


OVERTON, Justice.

John Paul Jones, Jr., a compensation claims judge, petitions for a writ of mandamus, asking this Court to require Lawton M. Chiles, Governor of the State of Florida, to reappoint him to office as required by the reappointment procedure set forth in section 440.45, Florida Statutes (1991). We have jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(8), of the Florida Constitution. We find that the portion of section 440.45(2) that eliminates the Governor's...

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