Posted on 11/09/2001 11:07:59 AM PST by truthandlife
Former President Clinton asked to resign from the Supreme Court bar Friday, rather than fight suspension or disbarment related to the Paula Jones sexual harassment investigation.
The high court suspended Clinton Oct. 1 as a follow-up to suspension of his law license in his home state of Arkansas. The high court gave Clinton until Friday to say why he should not be permanently barred from appearing before the high court as a lawyer.
Clinton lawyer David Kendall, in a letter to the court clerk, linked Clinton's request to the loss of his Arkansas law license.
On Jan. 19, a day before he left office, Clinton agreed to a 5-year suspension of the license and a $25,000 fine as part of a settlement that ended the Monica Lewinsky investigation. Independent Counsel Robert Ray agreed not to prosecute Clinton after he left office.
The agreement also satisfied the legal effort by the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct to disbar Clinton for giving misleading testimony in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case.
"In order to avoid the burden of litigation for all parties, to achieve an expeditious and definitive resolution, and in acknowledgment that his actions merited censure, former President Clinton agreed to the suspension and fine," Kendall wrote Friday.
The high court could act on Clinton's request as soon as Tuesday.
Supreme Court disbarment typically follows disbarment in lower courts, and is considered final. In a few cases, lawyers who have successfully regained their law licenses in lower courts have successfully won reinstatement at the Supreme Court. Likewise, Clinton could reapply if he regains his law license, in Arkansas or elsewhere, and keeps it blemish-free for three years.
Membership in the Supreme Court bar is largely ceremonial, but is regarded as an honor among lawyers. Membership requires a sponsor who is already a member, and who will vouch for the candidate's qualifications.
Clinton was admitted to the Supreme Court bar in 1977, when he was Arkansas attorney general. Like most lawyers admitted to the high court bar, Clinton has never argued a case before it.
Actually, I believe Peter Kessler is a lawyer. Anyone who can write what he wrote about Bubba has to be of good character.
On a FRIDAY afternoon - how very clintonian!
Resignation is one time and out. It hurts and goes away.
A fight w/ the Supremes, OTOH, would have drug it out for all to see, and invited more than a few undesirable associations in the media and elsewhere.
It's still all about him.
No, I disagree with your use of the word "lump," which suggests some degree of substance. Might I suggest gelatinous splatter?
MEGA DITTOS!!!!!
and may I add: self-serving, traitor, liar, rapist, and nihilist.
Yeah, some reputable lawyer like Huge Rotham.
Hey Slick,wattsa matter, too chicken sh!t to face the music?
His actions merited impeachment and removal from office at the very least but just let him go away and stop giving embarrassing public speeches that give aid and comfort to the enemy.
This is really funny. As if Clintoon could keep, or has ever kept anything blemish-free.
FWIW
Just wish it was Leavenworth.
5.56mm
I'm not quite certain how you feel about Mr. Clinton...
8^)
THEM!
Ponzi-Bill...back to his legacy-kite tricks(race-class-religion warfare)---floating his boat-bridge once more.
Just like Jesse trying to jump start his parade and the USSC busted their bubba--stopped in their slop-spin-lies!
Pathetic--ponzi-taleban-bill--on his opus---New DemocRat---forever sunk--gone--busted!
Also...Amy Fisher/Monica---Mary Jo/America(slug in the face)---Bubbafucco/OJ...what a farce--best seller once too!!
The low trash/crash legacy--culture---good riddance!
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