Legal Opinion
Stewart v. the Mississippi Bar
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided September 18, 2008No. 2008-BR-00138-SCTPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Presiding Justice,
for the Court.
¶ 1. Joe Gregory Stewart seeks reinstatement to the practice of law. Because Stewart’s petition lacks sufficient justification for reinstatement, we deny the requested relief.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. Stewart pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. See United States v. Stewart, No. 2:03CR00048-001 (N.D.Miss.2004). This felony charge was made against him for engaging in a pattern of paying Ferrell Hunter, a Tunica…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miss. Com'n on Jud. Performance v. GibsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- In Re BensonMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- In Re MorrisonMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
- In Re Reinstatement of HollemanMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
- In Re SteeleMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Walter Ray Culp, III v. Board of Professional Responsibility for the Supreme Court of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
- Russell v. Miss. BarMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
- Stewart v. Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
- Thompson v. Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- In Re the Reinstatement of Attorney DoeMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
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