Sentence examples for legislature selected from inspiring English sources

Hastings settled in Benicia, California, and a few months later, California legislature selected him to be the first Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.

The legislature selected Tyler in a vote of 115 110, and he resigned his governorship on March 4, 1827, as his Senate term began.

On February 5, 1850, commissioners chosen by the territorial legislature selected the community to be the seat of the county government.

In Albany, he was universally liked by his colleagues — a rarity in the state capital — and the Legislature selected him to succeed Mr. Hevesi.

When Alfred B. DelBello, the Democratic county executive, was elected lieutenant governor in 1982, the Legislature selected Mr. O'Rourke to fill the rest of Mr. DelBello's term.

Last year, the Democratic National Committee tried to work with the Florida Democratic Party after the Florida Legislature selected a date for the state's primary that conflicted with the committee's nominating calendar.

The legislature selects a first minister and a deputy first minister, both of whom need the support of a majority of unionist and nationalist legislators.

The party-controlled legislature overwhelmingly selected Li, the only candidate for the office, which is China's number two position politically and its top job in practical terms.

In fact, several Republican members of the Utah legislature were selected in ranked choice voting elections to fill vacancies.

Several legislatures quickly selected new voting systems for their entire states.

Thus, in their original design, a government rooted in popular sovereignty would delegate authority to an unelected Supreme Court, an indirectly elected Senate (elected then by state legislatures), a selected electoral college to "enlarge the views" of the public in choosing a president and, later, a central bank governed by appointed experts insulated from politics.