Florida Board of Bar Examiners re J.J.T.

Petitioner J.J.T., a disbarred attorney, asks this Court to review the recommendation of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners that he not be readmitted to The Florida Bar. We have jurisdiction. See Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. We affirm the Board’s recommendation and deny J.J.T. readmission to the bar at this time.

In 1992, J.J.T. was disbarred after pleading guilty to charges of unlawful compensation and perjury in an official proceeding. The charges stemmed from J.J.T.’s request for and acceptance of $2500 from a client J.J.T. represented as a special public defender and from his denial of…