Holmes v. Mississippi Bar

The matter is before the Court on the Petition of Paul H. “Bud” Holmes for rein*853statement to the practice of law pursuant to Rule 12 of the Rules of Discipline of the Mississippi Bar. Holmes was disbarred on April 12, 1986, by a Complaint Tribunal of the Bar. The disbarment was based on Holmes’ plea of guilty to a contempt of court charge, a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, misrepresentation and deceit under Rule 6(a) of the Bar’s Rules of Discipline. This Court found that the offense warranted disbarment and affirmed the Tribunal’s judgment of disbarment on December 3, 1986. Holmes v.…