Legal Opinion
Matter of Williams
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 30, 1986No. M-111-82PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Per curiam
The Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) was established to promote the highest standards of professional conduct among members of the bar of this court. It dismissed a disciplinary proceeding against respondent Dudley R. Williams on the sole ground that he had not been afforded a “speedy trial” of the charges against him. Because the license to practice law in the District of Columbia is a continuing proclamation by this court that the holder is fit to do so, we regard as improper the dismissal of formal charges against respondent due only to a delay in prosecution. We remand…
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