James v. Mississippi Bar
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
962 So.2d 528 (2007)
Ceola JAMES
v.
The MISSISSIPPI BAR.
No. 2005-BA-01622-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
January 18, 2007.
Ceola James, pro se.
James Russell Clark, Adam Bradley Kilgore, Gwen Combs, Jackson, attorneys for appellee.
EN BANC.
DIAZ, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. In this attorney discipline case we are asked whether a former judge may represent a party in a case related to one over which she formerly presided. Because the Rules of Professional Conduct squarely prohibit such a situation, we hold that she may not.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. Unusually, the factual situation underlying…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mississippi Bar v. DrungoleMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- Parrish v. the Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
- Mississippi Bar v. InserraMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- Goeldner v. Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- J.N.W.E. v. W.D.W.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005
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