§ 4.4.4. Suspension or removal of Judges by Mayor.
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Whenever a County Judge has been convicted in any court of record of this state or
of the United States or of any state of a felony or other offense involving moral
turpitude, the Mayor shall enter an order suspending said Judge from office, and the
payment of salary of said Judge shall also be suspended from the date of such order.
If said conviction becomes final, the Mayor shall enter an order removing said Judge
from office and declaring the office vacant with salary of the Judge to cease from
the date of the order of suspension. If said conviction is reversed with directions
to enter a judgment of acquittal or if reversed for a new trial, which subsequently
results in a judgment of dismissal or acquittal, the Mayor shall enter an order terminating
the suspension of said Judge and said Judge shall be entitled to full compensation
for the period of suspension. A plea of guilty or nolo contendere to such a charge
shall be equivalent to a final conviction for the purpose of this section.
