Legal Opinion
In re Dade County Bar Ass'n President's & State Attorney's Special Committee
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 25, 1959PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DREW, Justice.
The question here is whether a circuit judge has the power to appoint a committee of lawyers to conduct an investigation of alleged unethical practices by officers of his court within his jurisdiction1 and to empower such committee so appointed by him to procure the attendance of witnesses before it by subpoena.
The committee appointed by the circuit judge to conduct the investigation (whose authority to do so is here being questioned) issued a subpoena duces tecum to a member of the Bar of Dade County requiring him to appear before the committee on a designated date and to bring…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Palm Beach County v. South Florida Conservancy DistrictSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Sheiner v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- State Ex Rel. Arnold v. RevelsSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation CommitteeSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- Petition Jacksonville Bar AssociationSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
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3Cited by8 opinions
- The Florida Bar v. MassfellerSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
- Dodd v. BannisterWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- Wismer v. AlyeaSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
- Murrell v. Florida BarSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
- McCune v. American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County1968
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