In re Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware: Benge

This is the decision in a disciplinary proceeding involving charges of professional misconduct by respondent, John H. Benge, Jr. The Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”) has filed a Report and Recommendation Regarding Sanctions. Neither the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) nor Respondent filed any objections to the Report or Recommendation. The Court adopts the Board’s findings and concludes that Respondent must be disbarred.

Disciplinary Proceedings and Board Decision

In May 2000, ODC filed a seventeen count petition to discipline Respondent for alleged violations of the…