In Stinging Defeat for Mayor Norris, Judge Rules on All Counts in Favor of City's Gambaro Appointment

In Stinging Defeat for Mayor Norris, Judge Rules on All Counts in Favor of City's Gambaro Appointment

Circuit Judge Chris France today handed Palm Coast Mayor Mike Norris a stinging defeat in his lawsuit against his own city, challenging the legality of the council’s appointment of Charles Gambaro to a vacated seat last summer. In a hearing lasting less than an hour, and in a courtroom with more than two dozen Norris supporters filling the gallery, France ruled against Norris both on standing--he had none--and on the merits.  The post In Stingin…