As an attorney, Morrissey was cited for contempt of court ten times and was jailed or arrested five times.[13] Records from the Virginia State Bar indicate that Morrissey received a public reprimand in March 1992, and had his law license suspended twice: once in December 1993 and then again in December 1999.[14]
On December 21, 2001, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Morrissey was disbarred and on April 25, 2003, his license to practice law was revoked by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board.[3]
“Frequent episodes of unethical, contumacious, or otherwise inappropriate conduct mar Joseph D. Morrissey’s career as prosecutor and private defense attorney,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit noted in September 2002. The court said, “Evidence … demonstrates Morrissey’s 15-year history of contempt citations, reprimands, fines, suspensions, and even incarcerations arising from unprofessional conduct mostly involving an uncontrollable temper, inappropriate responses to stress and dishonesty.”[8][15]
On December 16, 2011, the Supreme Court of Virginia approved a petition for his reinstatement to the bar.[16] However, Morrissey remains ineligible to practice in the federal court
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morrissey#Disbarment_and_law_license_revocation
And he was disbarred again one year ago.