in the Matter of Joanna Temple

In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: May 23, 2016 S16Y1320. IN THE MATTER OF JOANNA TEMPLE. PER CURIAM. This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Joanna Temple (State Bar No. 701805), prior to the issuance of a formal complaint, see Bar Rule 4-227 (b) (2). In her petition, Temple, who became a member of the Georgia Bar in 1990, admits that she pled guilty in New York to a misdemeanor violation of attempted criminal usury in the second degree. The criminal charge related to her role as lead counsel for payday lending companies, in which…