Legal Opinion
Gamble v. White
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 8, 1990No. 22248-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
DeSoto Parish attorney and elector, Jack R. Gamble, Jr., filed suit, pursuant to La. R.S. 18:1401 et seq. on July 30, 1990 objecting to the candidacy of Murphy J. White for a district judgeship on the 11th Judicial District Court. The trial court found that White was not qualified because he had been suspended by the State Supreme Court from the practice of law. Consequently, judgment was rendered sustaining the objection and directing the removal of White’s name from the ballot. White appealed the judgment, arguing that his suspension from the practice of law does not prevent him from…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Johnson v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Cook v. CampbellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. WhiteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Calcagno v. HassingerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
3Cited by8 opinions
- Elie v. KarstLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
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- James Ryan Newhart v. Diedre Pierce Kelly and Arthur Morrell, in His Official Capacity as Clerk of Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020
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