In re Schwehm

*1109ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

hPER CURIAM.

This disciplinary matter arises from one count of formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Jerry K. Schwehm, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana.

UNDERLYING FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Respondent assumed the office of Justice of the Peace for the Eighth Ward of St. Tammany Parish in December 1990. In 1994, the legislative auditor conducted an audit of respondent’s office. The audit revealed that although respondent had assessed and collected $6,025 in litter fines through the Justice of the…