STATE BAR OF TEXAS v. EDWARDS

No. 01-82-0449-CV.

646 S.W.2d 543 (1982)

The STATE BAR OF TEXAS, Appellant, v. Mary B. EDWARDS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry L. Zunker, Gen. Counsel, Steven Lee, Asst. Gen. Counsel, State Bar of Texas, Austin, for appellant.

Craig Washington, Houston, for appellee.

Before WARREN, DOYLE and BASS, JJ.


OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment finding appellee, an attorney, guilty of professional misconduct and suspending her "from the practice of law before the courts of Texas for a period of one year."

Our sole question is whether a trial judge may impose a sanction for misconduct not provided for in the State Bar Rules. We hold that he may not.

Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. Title 14, Art. 12, § 28 provides:

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