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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy in holy hell doesn't the ABA disbar Barr?
Lawyers have got to do something to stem the illegality running rampant in DC.
at140
(6,110 posts)Bring it on!
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)at140
(6,110 posts)Aristus
(66,487 posts)True Blue American
(17,995 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,119 posts)The petition is legal gibberish.
The ABA has absolutely nothing to do wtih Barr's license to practice law. Unless he is licensed to practice in all 50 states and US territories, it would not even be possible to "disbarment from practicing law in all jurisdictions of the United States of America."
If he were licensed to practice law in every jurisdiction in the US, the proper means to disbar him would be to file an ethics complaint in each jurisdiciton in which he is licensed.
marybourg
(12,644 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,823 posts)Bev54
(10,085 posts)to distribute, I am Canadian so not sure if they will accept me.
pdxflyboy
(678 posts)In order to fill the AG position, but I may be wrong.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)but the long answer I read before is that the AG must be a licensed attorney.
I can't remember where I read it, but I think it was a legal analyst publishing something on it.
at140
(6,110 posts)how can a non-lawyer deal with myriads of legal issues the DOJ is faced with?
So for practical purposes it behooves for the AG to be a lawyer.
progressoid
(50,007 posts)at140
(6,110 posts)law enforcement officer.
progressoid
(50,007 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,862 posts)Otherwise you are practicing law without a license and that is a crime in many jurisdictions.
I don't see how Barr could claim that he does not provide legal opinions when he is charge of the DOJ and oversees all litigation.
world wide wally
(21,758 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)...and there's just not a lot of that to go around anymore.
onenote
(42,799 posts)Its a @voluntary professional association. It doesnt license or disbar attorneys.
Liberal In Texas
(13,601 posts)And they do disbar for doing bad crap. I have a friend who is a lawyer and he is deathly afraid of anybody (even a nut) who threatens him with reporting him to the local bar.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)for review last year.
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)The bar where he is licensed has the authority.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)I can't believe Barr and Trump could shut it down.
What's happening with the SDNY? We keep getting teased, but nothing happens. I realize legal matters take a long time and that he supposedly can't be indicted while in office, but they had a whole bunch of things going on. Keep jabbing him and keep him off balance.
Ms. Toad
(34,119 posts)And prior to a final determination, proceedings are confidential. So if things are happening, you wouldn't know it until the process is complete.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Lawyers are licensed by state bar associations.
RT Atlanta
(2,517 posts)A complaint will have to be made to the state bar association(s) in which AG is licensed to initiate the process.
marybourg
(12,644 posts)In N.Y. its the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court and the state Bar Association is merely a membership organization.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)[More and more folk speaking up to the barr/trump crap show. Necessary].
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,224 posts)I'm assuming DC is the jurisdiction who holds authority over Barr's license.
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)He is testifying to the Hoise. He can go to jail. John Mitchell did.
Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)Link to tweet
AJT
(5,240 posts)AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)Liberal In Texas
(13,601 posts)So why in holy hell doesn't his local bar association do something? Lawyers have to know if they don't discipline themselves it's going to come back and bite them in the butt at some time.
Ms. Toad
(34,119 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,924 posts)Its a professional association lawyers dont even have to belong to. Individual states where lawyers are licensed decide whether they should be disbarred. In the case of Barr that would be DC.
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,924 posts)and when clerking for a judge I worked on a number of lawyer discipline cases. I know exactly how it works. The ABA doesnt do it and Britannica doesnt explain how its done here.
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)Who want to know.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,924 posts)The process for disciplining Barr would probably involve a filing a complaint with the attorney licensing agency in the appropriate jurisdiction (D.C., maybe Virginia) specifying the particular rules of professional conduct he's alleged to have violated. For example, from the DC rules:
(a) Violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another;
(b) Commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyers honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects;
(c) Engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
(d) Engage in conduct that seriously interferes with the administration of justice;
(e) State or imply an ability to influence improperly a government agency or official;
(f) Knowingly assist a judge or judicial officer in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct or other law; or
(g) Seek or threaten to seek criminal charges or disciplinary charges solely to obtain an advantage in a civil matter.
Usually those complaints come from judges or other lawyers. In D.C., lawyers are required to report violations of the rules of professional conduct.
(a) A lawyer who knows that another lawyer has committed a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a substantial question as to that lawyers honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects, shall inform the appropriate professional authority.
Bueller? Bueller? Anybody?
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)wryter2000
(46,116 posts)The state bar in whichever state he has a license does.