In Re Jones’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 23 state decisions

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1. ““The Legislature of the State of Louisiana, however, by. its Act No. 54 of 1940, memorialized the Supreme Court ‘to exercise its inherent powers’ and provide for the organization and regulation of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the members thereof, including their disciplining, suspension, or disbarment. “Acting pursuant to the memorial addressed to it by the Legislature, this court, by its order of March 12, 1941, organized the Louisiana State Bar Association, and, by the same order, made the articles of incorporation of the association the rules of the court by which the association, as an agency of the court, is governed. ' “For 'the protection of the integrity of : the bench and the bar, under the' heading • ‘Discipline and . Disbarment of Members,’ • provision is made in these articles of incorporation for the appointment by this court, upon the recommendation of the Board of Governors, of a Committee on Professional Ethics and Grievances (Section 1 of Article XIII), whose duty it shall be to investigate ‘All complaints looking to the suspension or disbarment of any member of the Bar of Louisiana * * *.’ Section 2. However, to protect the members of the association against the effect of unfavorable publicity by reason of unfounded or frivolous complaints, provision is also made for the giving of notice to any member against whom a complaint has been lodged in order that he may have ‘a reasonable opportunity to defend himself before the committee’ before any disb”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Armstrong · 513 So. 2d 1178 - Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Chatelain

2. “"The methods that are prescribed in the constitution for ridding the people of unworthy officials, whether by impeachment, address out of office by members of the legislature, or by removal from office by the courts, are exclusive, as are also the penalties that are levied in each instance. (citing cases) It therefore follows that to permit the disbarment of a district judge during his tenure of office, when one of the constitutional requirements for his holding such office is that he must be an attorney at law, would be to sanction the doing indirectly of that that cannot be done directly, that is, his removal from office by reason of disqualification."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 103 So. 2d 632 - In Re Proposed Disciplinary Action by Florida Bar Against Circuit Judge · 192 W. Va. 23 - Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Karl

3. “In the Constitutions of 1845, 1852, 1864, 1868 and 1879 there was not any provision disqualifying a judge from holding public office and from practicing law, in the event there was a judgment against him removing him from office. These additional penalties were imposed only in cases where the judge was impeached. There is provided in Articles 221 of the Constitutions of 1898 and 1913 a three-fold penalty, in cases of removal of a judge from office: (1) Removal from office; (2) disqualification from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the State; and (3) disbarment from the practice of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Huckaby