Court Opinion

ID: 9694720
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 17:52:47.385329+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:04.870850
License: Public Domain

*61Concurring Opinion by
Judge DiSalle :
I join in the majority’s opinion in all respects. While I do not believe that we have presently before ns a case or controversy (in view of onr decision here that the Governor may not be compelled to fill any vacancies at all in the first instance), it is equally clear to me that when the Governor does finally decide to fill a vacancy by sending a nomination to the Senate, a controversy will immediately arise; hence, I have no hesitancy in reaching the merits at this point. In my view, we should not forestall judicial consideration of this pressing constitutional matter any longer.1 Indeed, it is regrettable that, because we are here dealing with preliminary objections, we may not enter a definitive order at this time, and finally dispose of this litigation.

 The Governor took office more than nine months ago and, as Petitioner alleges, hundreds of important public positions remain vacant.