Nifong was elected. He either needs to be impeached, recalled, or disqualified. If he is disbarred he will be disqualified from holding that position. Oops. Make that WHEN he is disbarred (which should be soon) he will be disqualified from holding that position.
Put a fork in him. He's done.
Actually, I believe that someone researched this, and he is legally able to keep his job even after losing his license to practice law. Does someone here have a link to that info? Howlin?