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OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. JEPSEN

787 A.2d 420 (2002)

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner, v. Diane R. JEPSEN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 10, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Ciampoli, Jr., Anthony T. Verwey, Blue Bell, for Office of Disciplinary Counsel, petitioner.

Gregory Doyle Anthony, Lisa Denine McClain, Vincent J. Quinn, Harrisburg, for Judicial Conduct Board, amicus curiae.

Samuel C. Stretton, West Chester, for Diane R. Jepsen, respondent.

Before ZAPPALA, C.J., and CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Chief Justice:

This disciplinary matter presents the issue of whether our Court has the authority to disbar a district justice for misconduct in the practice of law. We hold that we possess such authority pursuant to Article V, Section 10(c) of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which grants our Court the exclusive power to supervise the conduct of attorneys. The fact that the Court of Judicial Discipline is also authorized to discipline...

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