In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Johnson

This case concerns disciplinary action arising both from a course of conduct and convictions of felony involving moral turpitude. Harold V. Johnson was admitted by this court to the practice of law on March 18, 1952. He engaged regularly thereafter in the practice of the profession in Spokane until his suspension October 27,1966, at age 46.

The record shows that November 20, 1964, the Superior Court for Spokane County appointed Mr. Johnson guardian of the estate of Helen Wright Fox, an incompetent, and that he qualified by filing a surety company bond in the amount of $15,000. As guardian,…