Baker v. State Bar

Opinion

THE COURT.

In this matter we review the recommendation of the Review Department of the State Bar Court that petitioner John David Baker be disbarred. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6083, subd. (a); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 952(a).) 1 The disciplinary proceeding is based on stipulated facts. Our concern is whether petitioner has established that his rehabilitation from alcohol and cocaine dependency has progressed to the stage that disbarment is not reasonably necessary to protect the public.

On review of the uncontradicted evidence presented by petitioner that he has undergone a course of…