JAMES v. MISSISSIPPI BAR

No. 2005-BA-01622-SCT.

962 So.2d 528 (2007)

Ceola JAMES v. The MISSISSIPPI BAR.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ceola James, pro se.

James Russell Clark, Adam Bradley Kilgore, Gwen Combs, Jackson, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.


DIAZ, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. In this attorney discipline case we are asked whether a former judge may represent a party in a case related to one over which she formerly presided. Because the Rules of Professional Conduct squarely prohibit such a situation, we hold that she may not.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Unusually, the factual situation underlying this case has already been examined and ruled upon by our appellate courts...

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