Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Jepsen

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Chief Justice:

This disciplinary matter presents the issue of whether our Court has the authority to disbar a district justice for misconduct 'in the practice of law. We hold that we possess such authority pursuant to Article V, Section 10(c) of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which grants our Court the exclusive power to supervise the conduct of attorneys. The fact that the Court of Judicial Discipline is also authorized to discipline judicial officers pursuant to Article i V,' Section 18 of our Constitution in- no way abrogates the constitutionally conferred powers of this…