In re Mitchell

Appellant John N. Mitchell, an attorney admitted to practice in the courts of this State and the former Attorney General of the United States, seeks a reversal of an order of the Appellate Division striking his name from the roll of attorneys and counselors at law. That order was predicated on a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia rendered upon a jury verdict convicting him of conspiracy (in violation of US Code, tit 18, § 371), obstruction of justice (§ 1503), two counts of making false declarations under oath before a Grand Jury (§ 1623), and perjury in…