In Re Stubbs

I respectfully dissent because the majority has imposed an unnecessary bright-line rule precluding application of Bar Rule 9.4 in all cases in which disciplinary action was taken by a federal trial court, rather than another licensing jurisdiction. In doing so it has overruled In the Matter of Joyce Marie Griggs, 277 Ga. 663 (593 SE2d 328) (2004), which I believe was properly decided.

In Griggs, this Court imposed federal-to-state reciprocal discipline under Rule 9.4 where the federal proceeding was a disciplinary action with respect to which the respondent was afforded the essential…