Kentucky’s Supreme Court has approved comprehensive revisions to its rules governing attorney conduct, including a new rule that requires attorneys who know about professional misconduct by other attorneys or judges to report the misconduct.
If Kentucky follows the pattern set in other states which have a similar requirement, few, if any lawyers will ever be cited for ignoring the “snitch” rule. Nevertheless, supporters of the new rule believe it will have a prophylactic effect upon the ethical conduct of attorneys.
The amended rules become effective July 15.
Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr.: “The revised rules reflect thoughtful changes that will bring Kentucky into line with national standards for attorney conduct. Our goal is to improve public confidence in our state’s legal profession by strengthening attorney accountability.”
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Kentucky lawyers now required to snitch on judges, one another
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If Kentucky follows the pattern set in other states which have a similar requirement, few, if any lawyers will ever be cited for ignoring the “snitch” rule. Nevertheless, supporters of the new rule believe it will have a prophylactic effect upon the ethical conduct of attorneys.
The amended rules become effective July 15.
Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr.: “The revised rules reflect thoughtful changes that will bring Kentucky into line with national standards for attorney conduct. Our goal is to improve public confidence in our state’s legal profession by strengthening attorney accountability.”
Full Article and Source:
Kentucky lawyers now required to snitch on judges, one another
See also:
"Squeal Rule" Clarified
4 comments:
Nothing will change the public distrust! Things have gone too far! And it's got to get worse in today's sick economy.
Anything to make it easier on them and harder on the public who often suffers at their very hands.
Public confidence will not be restored, Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton, Jr., until the discipline committees start reacting to complaints and disciplining bad lawyers and judges.
Don Windle in Denton County Probate Court,along with another judge,allowed three felons to get away scott free of a statutory crime that has a 10 year statute.He made me sign a paper that I now realize allowed multitudes of crimes to follow.Jim Hartnett, Mary Burdette, and William Ackerman(as trustee, fraudulent guardian and fraudulent administrater of his own brother's estate)were huge contributers to that crime along with his stepmother's over multimill estate.
When you are in a courtroom with a judge like Don Swindle,do not sign anything.In fact, if a lawyer is involved, it's better to cut your fingers off,before you cut your own throat.If it were not for banks like Frost Bank,the crimes could be halted, but unfortunately you have to go public about crimes to protect the innocent victims.Find a lawyer that goes against lawyers, judges, and banks.That's the one that can get our trillion dollar debt reduced.Sites like this that allow free speech help, too.
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