State v. Edwards

BLEIL, Justice.

In this disciplinary proceeding instituted by the State Bar, we hold that a retroactive suspension from the practice of law is not authorized under the State Bar Rules, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 12, § 28 (Vernon 1973).1 Modifying the judgment to change the suspension dates so that the judgment is that which should have been rendered by the trial court, we affirm. Tex.R.Civ.P. 435.

This appeal is but the most recent step in the checkered history of these proceedings. The Grievance Committee of the State Bar sued Mary Edwards in the 11th Judicial District Court of Harris County.…