Legal Opinion

Harrington's Case

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided June 6, 1956No. 4510PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C. J.

The inherent power of the judiciaiy to make reasonable rules for the admission and removal of members of the Bar (Ricker’s Petition, 66 N. H. 207, 211), confirmed by long usage and statute (RSA 311:8), requires that this court should take expeditious action for the protection of the community in cases of professional misconduct. Moore’s Case, 76 N. H. 227, 229. “As occasion arises, appropriate disciplinary measures may be taken for the protection of the public, as well as for the maintenance of public confidence in the bar as a whole.” Welanko’s Case, 99 N. H. 413, 414. The misappropriation…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. In Re MussmanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1972
  2. Eshleman's CaseSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
  3. Averill v. CoxSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2000
  4. Board of Com'rs of the Alabama State Bar v. State Ex Rel. BaxleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  5. State v. MerskiSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981

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