Legal Opinion

In Re Jerome B. Rosenthal, Esq.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 19, 1988No. 87-8236PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Per curiam

This court issued an order to show cause why Jerome Rosenthal should not be disbarred from the practice of law in this court following his disbarment from the Supreme Court of California. 1 A motions panel then granted Rosenthal’s request under Fed.R.App.P. 46(b) for a hearing.

A determination of disbarment by a state court is not conclusively binding on the federal courts. Theard v. United States, 354 U.S. 278, 282, 77 S.Ct. 1274, 1276-77, 1 L.Ed.2d 1342 (1956). Nevertheless, the state court determination is entitled to great deference and recognition absent the following conditions: (1) the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Theard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Neil S. MacKay v. The Honorable Buell A. Nesbett and the Honorable John H. DimondCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
  4. Rosenthal v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Gadda v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  2. In Re Harold Samuel Wrobel, Esq., Admitted to the Bar of the Ninth Circuit: December 20, 1985Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  3. In Re: Steven KramerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  4. Rosenthal v. Justices of the Supreme Court of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. In Re Gerald D.W. NorthCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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