Holmes v. Mississippi Bar
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
McRAE, Justice,
for the Court:
Nearly six years have passed since this Court disbarred Petitioner Bud Holmes from the practice of law. During those years, Holmes has striven to reassemble the shards of his shattered career and to rebuild a reputation worthy of his chosen profession. The Court is surrounded by a cloud of eminent and faithworthy witnesses who personally attest to Holmes’ repentance and reformation. The Bar has produced not one shred of evidence to the contrary. We have in the past readmitted petitioners under far more questionable circumstances. Having carefully reviewed the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. StirlingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Mississippi State Bar v. PhillipsMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
- Phillips v. Mississippi State BarMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Haimes v. Mississippi State BarMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Fisher v. CroweMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
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