Kelly v. Martin (Majority, with Dissenting)
Annotate this CaseJohn Kelly petitioned the circuit court for issuance of a writ of mandamus and for declaratory judgment, asserting that Judge Timothy Fox was ineligible to be a candidate for the position of circuit judge in the election for the judgeship scheduled to be conducted on May 20, 2014 because he was delinquent in the payment of his licensing fee in 2013, and therefore, he was not a “licensed attorney” for the six years immediately preceding the date of assuming office, as constitutionally mandated. The circuit court denied relief, finding that although Fox had been suspended for being delinquent on his annual license fee, this did not constitute a revocation or termination of his license, and therefore, Fox was an eligible candidate. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) even though Fox failed to pay his annual license fee for forty-five days in 2013, he remained a licensed attorney during the period of delinquency because his license was not terminated and his name was not removed from the list of licensed attorneys; and (2) therefore, the circuit court correctly found that Fox was eligible to be a candidate for the position of circuit judge.
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