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State v. Pounds

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 7, 1975No. 8564PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDS, Justice.

The district court dismissed for want of jurisdiction the disbarment proceeding brought against a non-resident attorney licensed by the State of Texas and founded on alleged acts committed while he was a Texas resident. The trial court viewed the State Bar Act declaration that “No disbarment proceedings shall be instituted against any attorney except in the District Court located in the county of said attorney’s residence” as being mandatory and exclusive. In our view, the statutory proviso relates only to venue for disbarment proceedings instituted against resident…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hexter Title & Abstract Co. v. Grievance CommitteeTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Commissioners Court of Lubbock County v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Ex Parte Emory H. HughesTexas Supreme Court · 1939
  4. McGregor v. ClawsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Messner v. GiddingsTexas Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Eichelberger v. EichelbergerTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Gordon v. Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  3. League of United Latin American Citizens, Council No. 4434 v. ClementsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  4. Parvin v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Sutton v. State Bar of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1988

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