In Re Ketchum

Richard LeFevour, then presiding judge of the first municipal district of the circuit court of Cook County, was indicted in 1984 on charges of mail fraud, tax fraud, and racketeering. During the course of his trial, the government introduced evidence of certain financial transactions between LeFevour and Walter M. Ketchum, the respondent in this case. LeFevour was convicted in 1985 and sentenced to a term of imprisonment. In the wake of LeFevour’s conviction, the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) filed a two-count complaint charging the respondent…