Legal Opinion
Theard v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 17, 1957No. 68PublishedCited by 339 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
Because of petitioner’s disbarment by the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana struck him from its roll of attorneys, and the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the order. 228 F. 2d 617. The case raises an important question regarding disbarment by a federal court on the basis of disbarment by a state court and so we granted certiorari. 351 U. S. 961.
A proceeding for disbarment of a lawyer is always painful. The circumstances of this case make it puzzling as well as painful. The facts are few and clear. It is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Messenger v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Selling v. RadfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- People Ex Rel. Karlin v. CulkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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3Cited by339 opinions
- In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In Re SnyderSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Neal Clark v. State of Washington, and Washington State Bar Association, an Agency of State Government, the State Bar of California, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Frazier v. HeebeSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Landon Zuckerman and Sam Haber v. Appellate Division, Second Department, Supreme Court of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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