The proceedings to disbar or suspend an attorney, on grounds other than the conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, involving moral turpitude, may be taken by the court for the matters within its knowledge, or may be taken upon the information of another.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6107
Disciplinary Authority of the Courts
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 10 Cal. 3d 270 - Geiler v. Commission on Judicial Qualifications (1973)
Most recently applied in 13 Cal. 3d 778 - Spruance v. Commission on Judicial Qualifications (March 1975)
Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 34.
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