Thursday, September 26, 2024

Giuliani disbarred in D.C., months after disbarment in NY

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who represented former President Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, has been disbarred from practicing law in the District of Columbia, a local appeals court ruled Thursday.

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... Giuliani's law license in the District of Columbia had been temporarily suspended since the summer 2021, but the one-page decision from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals orders the former federal prosecutor to be disbarred.

Records show Giuliani was admitted to the D.C. Bar in 1976.

The appeals court ruled that Giuliani should be disbarred in D.C. because he had been disbarred in New York in July, citing rules of reciprocity between the two jurisdictions.

The order noted that Giuliani had the opportunity "to show cause why reciprocal discipline should not be imposed" but never filed a response. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-26 06:39 PM

Apologies.

This was posted an hour ago.

Too much going on here, and I neglected to check before i posted.

Again, apologies.

Here is the prior post...

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#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-26 06:55 PM

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