North Carolina State Bar v. Temple

G.S. 84-28 deals with discipline and disbarment of attorneys. It authorizes the council of the North Carolina State Bar or any committee of its members appointed for that purpose, or designated by the Supreme Court, to have jurisdiction to hear and determine complaints, charges of malpractice, corrupt or unprofessional conduct, or other allegations made against any member of the North Carolina State Bar. Subsection (3) provides that the processes of the courts may be invoked to carry out the purposes of Chapter 84 but provides that the person charged may demand a trial by jury.

In his appeal…