Opinion
No. 113, 2002
Submitted: March 5, 2002
Decided: March 6, 2002
Board on Prof. Responsibility Case No. 5, 2001
Disbarment Ordered
Unpublished Opinion is below.
IN THE MATTER OF A MEMBER OF THE BAR OF THE SUPREME COURT OF DELAWARE: H. JAMES CHILDERSTON, Respondent. No. 113, 2002 In the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware. Submitted: March 5, 2002 Decided: March 6, 2002
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, HOLLAND, BERGER, and STEELE, Justices, constituting the Court En Banc.
JOSEPH T. WALSH, Justice:
ORDER
This 6th day of March 2002, upon consideration of the parties' Stipulation of Disbarment by Consent, it appears to the Court that:
(1) On March 2, 2001, the respondent, H. James Childerston, was suspended from the practice of law on an interim basis pending the final disposition of disciplinary charges against him. On August 16, 2001, Childerston pled guilty in federal district court to bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344. Childerston presently is incarcerated.
(2) Given his conviction of a serious crime that reflects on his fitness as a lawyer, Childerston, through his counsel, and Chief Disciplinary Counsel have signed and submitted for the Court's approval a stipulation seeking Childerston's disbarment from the practice of law without further proceedings. Having considered the parties' stipulation and the circumstances of this case, the Court concludes that the stipulation to disbarment by consent should be accepted. Childerston's misconduct clearly is serious enough to warrant disbarment without further proceedings.
DEL. L.R. PROF. COND. 8.4(b).
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that H. James Childerston is hereby DISBARRED from the practice of law in Delaware. His name shall be stricken immediately from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice before the Courts of this State. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel shall disseminate this Order in accordance with Rule 14 of the Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Disciplinary Procedure.