Legal Opinion
Spilman v. Oklahoma Bar Assoc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 5, 2010No. 108,544PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtEdmondson, C.J.
T1 An attorney, Sylvia McCormick Spil-man, seeks to seal and expunge the records in her Bar Association disciplinary files. We hold that her request is not within the seope of the statutory authority relied upon, but involves this Court's original and exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of the Bar and the practice of law. We assume jurisdiction in this matter because the requested relief is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of this Court, and we issue an opinion because the application presents a first-impression issue.
T2 In 1995, Spilman was convicted by a jury of bribing a…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Tweedy v. Oklahoma Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Jackson v. Independent School District No. 16Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- In Re Integration of State Bar of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. KinseySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. GigerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re SpilmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010