Kentucky State Bar Ass'n v. Donoghoe

This is a disciplinary proceeding in which the Board of Governors of the Kentucky State Bar Association found respondent guilty of unprofessional conduct and recommended that he be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year. Respondent asserts that he was denied due process of law by reason of the fact that the disciplinary proceeding was instituted, prosecuted and judged by the Board of Governors of the Bar Association.

The procedure followed in this case provided respondent with a hearing before an independent trial committee whose report was the basis for consideration of…