Officer De Jure
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One having the legal right to an office; generally applied to such officers when not in possession of the office. OFFICIA JUDICIALIA NON CONCEDANtur antequam vacent. Judicial offices ought not to be granted before they are vacant. 11 Coke, 4. OFFICIA MAGISTRATUS NON DEBENT esse venal la. The offices of magistrates ought not to be sold. Co. Litt. 234.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
One who has lawful right to the office, but who has either been ousted from or has never actually taken possession of the office. See 15 Or. 456, 3 Am. St. Rep. 176, 15 Pac. 778.