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Herndon v. Hall

Supreme Court of Georgia
Oct 28, 1980
246 Ga. 581 (Ga. 1980)
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holding that appearance of convicted attorney continuing to practice does more to disrupt public confidence in the legal profession than any other disciplinary problem

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Opinion

36898.

DECIDED OCTOBER 28, 1980.

Election contest. Jeff Davis Superior Court. Before Judge O'Connor.

J. Laddie Boatright, for appellant.

Herschel B. Herrington, Leon A. Wilson, II, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The judgment of the trial court is affirmed without opinion pursuant to Rule 59.

All the Justices concur.

DECIDED OCTOBER 28, 1980.

Summaries of

Herndon v. Hall

Supreme Court of Georgia
Oct 28, 1980
246 Ga. 581 (Ga. 1980)

holding that appearance of convicted attorney continuing to practice does more to disrupt public confidence in the legal profession than any other disciplinary problem

Summary of this case from In re Norton

rejecting argument that suspension of lawyer’s law license before his appeals were final violated his due process rights

Summary of this case from In re Calhoun
Case details for

Herndon v. Hall

Case Details

Full title:HERNDON v. HALL

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Oct 28, 1980

Citations

246 Ga. 581 (Ga. 1980)
272 S.E.2d 313

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