In re Simpson
North Dakota Supreme Court
An original proceeding for the disbarment of Leslie A. Simpson, an attorney at law. The proofs were taken before a referee appointed by the court for the purpose. Upon the evidence reported, the accused was found guilty of conduct unbecoming an attorney and disbarred. By Sec. 96 Const, only judicial powers can be imposed upon the Supreme Court or any of its judges. Both the admission and the removal of attorneys are judicial acts.
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An original proceeding for the disbarment of Leslie A. Simpson, an attorney at law. The proofs were taken before a referee appointed by the court for the purpose. Upon the evidence reported, the accused was found guilty of conduct unbecoming an attorney and disbarred. By Sec. 96 Const, only judicial powers can be imposed upon the Supreme Court or any of its judges. Both the admission and the removal of attorneys are judicial acts. Ex parte Secombe, 19 How. 9, 60 U. S. 565; Ex parte Garland, 4 Wall. 378, 71 U. S. 370; Randall v. Brigham, 7 Wall. 523, 19 L. Ed. 285-291; Case of Henry W. Cooper,…
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
This is a disbarment proceeding prosecuted in this court against Leslie A. Simpson to revoke his license as an attorney and counselor-at-law for certain unprofessional acts alleged to have been committed by him in his capacity as an attorney. The proceedings were instituted under section 432. Revised Codes, which authorizes the Supreme Court or any District Court to revoke 01-suspend the license of an attorney and counselor-at-law to practice in the courts of-this state.
*383The history of the case is as follows: On August 16, 1899, one William Thaw Denniston, an attorney-at-law, located in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte GarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Ex Parte WallSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Ex Parte SecombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1857
- In the Matter of EldridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- In re MillsMichigan Supreme Court · 1850
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- RICH. ASS'N OF MEN v. Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
- Meunier v. BernichLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
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