Jenkins v. Oregon State Bar

Edwin L. Jenkins, the judge of the district court for Washington County, was served with a complaint in a disciplinary proceeding brought under OBS 9.540. The complaint charged a number of specifications of professional misconduct, but did not charge the commission of any crime. Judge Jenkins thereupon initiated this proceeding in the circuit court for a writ of prohibition. Judge Jenkins contends that this court is without jurisdiction to punish a judge for unprofessional conduct. The circuit court dismissed the petition. Judge Jenkins appeals.

The legal sufficiency of the several allegations…