Matter of Jones

This disciplinary proceeding arose from a Motion for Final Discipline Based Upon a Criminal Conviction filed by the Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) before the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB), seeking disbarment of Rodney B. Jones, pursuant to Rule 1:20-6(c)(2)(i). That motion was based on respondent’s plea of guilty to the solicitation of a gift while a deputy attorney general in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:27-6a.

The DRB recommended by a vote of 4-2 that respondent be disbarred. The DRB disagreed not on the severity of respondent’s transgression but on the severity of the discipline. Two members…