In re Reinstatement of Williams

This case comes to us in a unique posture. Ordinarily, when a disciplinary suspension has expired and its terms met, reinstatement follows as a matter of course. See In re Kimmel, 322 N.W.2d 224 (Minn.1982), followed by In re Kimmel, 347 N.W.2d 52 (Minn.1984). Here, however, there are two complications: (1) the length of the suspension, now over 9 years, and (2) the fact that the suspension was originally ordered, not for the misconduct now adjudged, but for reasons of mental illness. Under the circumstances here, I agree that for reinstatement petitioner Williams must show by clear and…