Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:19 PM

Dear American Bar Assoc.: give Kavanaugh an ultimatum

Okay, maybe ultimatum isn't the correct term. In any case, the ABA has standards of professional conduct which they do enforce. Given their response so far (and the Yale Law School's dean's comment), I think they should "threaten" something along the lines of temporarily disbarring him until there's an FBI investigation.

This idea is solely based on the fact that he refuses to have an investigation. Other than that, I'm okay with whatever the investigation reveals.

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Dear American Bar Assoc.: give Kavanaugh an ultimatum (Original post)	grumpyduck	Sep 2018	OP
ABA can't disbar anyone	HopeAgain	Sep 2018	#1
Great idea !!!!!!	Chickensoup	Sep 2018	#2
NO. ABA has no authority like that. It is a professional org. Only State Bars can take action.	hlthe2b	Sep 2018	#3
State Bar Associations license lawyers. N/T	Big Blue Marble	Sep 2018	#4
No they don't	Jersey Devil	Sep 2018	#6
While there is variance, it is often the state bars that investigate and discipline lawyers.	Big Blue Marble	Sep 2018	#7
This would have to come from a State Bar...	WeekiWater	Sep 2018	#5
Thanks for theclarification.	grumpyduck	Sep 2018	#8

Response to grumpyduck (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:22 PM

HopeAgain (4,407 posts)

1. ABA can't disbar anyone

It's a voluntary organization and has nothing to do with actually licensing attorneys -- that falls under the auspices of individual state bars. Also I don't believe you even have to be an attorney to be a S.C. Justice.

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Response to grumpyduck (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:22 PM

Chickensoup (650 posts)

2. Great idea !!!!!!

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Response to grumpyduck (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:23 PM

hlthe2b (96,479 posts)

3. NO. ABA has no authority like that. It is a professional org. Only State Bars can take action.

ABA is like AMA, AVMA, ADA--- these are all professional representative organizations and can make recommended standards, but have no regulatory authority.

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Response to grumpyduck (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:23 PM

Big Blue Marble (4,461 posts)

4. State Bar Associations license lawyers. N/T

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Response to Big Blue Marble (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:30 PM

Jersey Devil (9,735 posts)

6. No they don't

Bar Associations don't license or discipline anyone.

In each state the highest court (usually the state Supreme Court) appoints lawyers to ethics committees, usually on a county basis. Those committees rule on ethics violations alleged against lawyers. There are also judicial ethics committees for judges with judges as members.

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Response to Jersey Devil (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:46 PM

Big Blue Marble (4,461 posts)

7. While there is variance, it is often the state bars that investigate and discipline lawyers.

You are correct about New Jersey and several other states in your neighborhood, but not all states.

https://hirealawyer.findlaw.com/choosing-the-right-lawyer/researching-attorney-discipline.html

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Response to grumpyduck (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:26 PM

WeekiWater (3,259 posts)

5. This would have to come from a State Bar...

Or the state licencing agency. I think there are a handful of states who use the Bar for examinations and other agencies for disciplinary action. Like a DBPR

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Response to grumpyduck (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 01:57 PM

grumpyduck (5,290 posts)

8. Thanks for theclarification.

I stand corrected.

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