In re Johnston

The Board of Bar Examiners ruled that Ann T. Johnston was not eligible to take the Attorneys’ Examination in Georgia because she had been the subject of professional discipline in the State of New York. The first issue on appeal is whether an attorney’s voluntary resignation from a state bar while disciplinary proceedings are pending is a “discipline.” Following the majority rule, we hold that a voluntary resignation in the face of a pending disciplinary proceeding in another state is a “lawyer discipline” under our state’s bar admissions rules. Therefore, we affirm the decision of the Board…