Posted on 10/19/2006 10:00:17 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
Republicans are set to file a lawsuit Thursday in Sacramento County Superior Court that seeks to disqualify Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown from holding the state attorney general's office.
The suit, to be filed by Tom Del Beccaro, chairman of the Contra Costa County GOP, will assert that Brown, a Democrat, will run afoul of a state law if he wins next month because he reactivated his status in the State Bar in May 2003.
Government Code Section 12503 declares that no person is eligible to be attorney general unless "he shall have been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding his or her election to the office."
Del Becarro would not comment.
But Ace Smith, Brown's campaign consultant, called the lawsuit desperate and specious.
"This is a frivolous lawsuit," Smith said.
"The law is very clear. You need to be admitted to the bar, and Brown was admitted to the bar nearly half a century ago."
Smith said the campaign of state Sen. Chuck Poochigian, the Fresno Republican who is seeking the attorney general post, may be responsible for the lawsuit.
But a Poochigian campaign spokesman said that was not true.
"We're not a plaintiff in the lawsuit," said Seth Unger.
"We support it."
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Brown was first admitted to the bar in June 1965, according to the organization's Web site.
His status became inactive in January 1992, and active again four years later.
In January 1997, however, Brown's status again became inactive.
He reactivated his status on May 1, 2003.
Smith said he did not know why Brown's status became inactive in 1997.
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This would be incredible if it works.
Oh noooooooooooo what will Savage do!
Blame Bush.
Mike's money down the tubes....
Won't help. The rules don't apply to Democrats.
Pffft, this is a mere technicality. Everyone knows that election laws apply to Republicans only.
Okay, Norm, straighten me out here, if Moonbeam reactivated in 2003, doesn't that make him eligible?
Technically, Yes.. or No, we'll have to let a Judge determine merit of complaint. Like the Ca GOP base, this suit will likely get tossed to the curb.
Altho, the thought of Moonbeam , who once appointed Rose Bird tot he court, now lecturing the court as state's advocate .. what a strange state California was and still is. ;-)
Government Code Section 12503 declares that no person is eligible to be attorney general unless "he shall have been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding his or her election to the office."
okay, okay! I get it now! Thanks!
my blond hair must be comin'back! lol
So since it's only been three years...he is not eligible!
I was thinking if he had reactivated within five years.
We can hope that this will be tied up in the court system the same amount of time Scott Peterson's death penalty conviction/execution will last. :)
I'm not so sure. The law requires that the attorney be admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court for five years. Brown's only been admitted for 3 and a half years.
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