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OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. WEST

No. 98-2262.

85 Ohio St.3d 5 (1999)

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. WEST.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 3, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan E. Coughlan, Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.

Patrick A.T. West, pro se.

Per Curiam.

We adopt the board's findings of fact and conclusions of law. Respect for the law and for judicial officers who interpret and apply the law is the sine qua non of an attorney's right to continue to practice law in Ohio. Disciplinary Counsel v. Trumbo (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 369, 372, 667 N.E.2d 1186, 1188-1189. An attorney who publicly criticizes a judge "should be certain of the...

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