Talk:Ginni Thomas

message: It is not clear that Ginni Thomas passed any state’s bar exam.
Generally, if you have not passed a state bar exam you are prohibited from engaging in the practice of law (a definition which is nuanced from jurisdiction to jurisdiction). In addition, not only can you not practice law, you may not hold yourself out as a professional who can engage in the practice of law – even if you are working in a non-legal profession, as doing so could trigger legal ethics violations. So calling yourself a “lawyer” to others or listing your J.D. degree on websites/marketing materials/social media without a disclaimer that you have not yet passed a state bar exam may be an ethical violation. Even casual contexts can run afoul of the current ABA technicalities involving this issue. So individuals should refrain from using the title lawyer altogether. An individual also may not use the title of “attorney” when referring to oneself in any context without having passed a state bar exam. Thus Wikipedia should not refer to Ginni Thomas as an “attorney” activist. 2601:194:4100:81B0:9809:DC91:BAB2:A7F6 (talk) 02:25, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: She is an attorney. She has a law degree. According to the article she worked as an attorney for the US Chamber of Commerce, and in the Legislative Affairs office of the US Department of Labor, during which time she argued cases in court. It isn’t necessary to be in currently active practice to be called an attorney. -- MelanieN (talk) 14:07, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sorry, but this is incorrect. An attorney is a licensed profession in the United States and the license must be renewed yearly. It is entirely possible that she has maintained her license for decades without using it, but it's extremely unlikely, and I can find no evidence this is the case. Referring to her as an attorney is misleading at best; she does not practice law currently. "Former attorney" would at least be accurate.72.204.54.180 (talk) 17:17, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference to Ginni Thomas as an attorney 

message: Change "avoid politics" to "avoid publicly commenting on politics". It's impossible to be the spouse of a Supreme Court member and not have political philosophies - since your lifestyle would either be mutual with that of your spouse or against it - both of which are conscious political decisions. 92.10.13.209 (talk) 19:13, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: While I agree with you in principle, the quote from the article is "Thomas’s political commentary has made her a controversial figure; most Supreme Court spouses stay out of politics." which is pretty much the way the sentence is worded, just without plagiarizing it directly. Fbifriday (talk) 21:23, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

text: @User:Fbifriday does the phrase 'avoid political careers' seem like a good alternative? Stephanie921 (talk) 00:23, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 June 2022 

message: Basic information to add to this article:  in the sentence reading "The committee interviewed her on September 29," please add that she was not under oath during this interview. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 00:52, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  To add to article 

message: Following up on someone else's comment from eight months ago that had not received a response: 
Ginni Thomas is not an attorney just because she went to law school, and I can find no evidence she is currently licensed to practice law. Law licenses generally must be renewed yearly, and it is very unlikely that someone who went to law school 50 years ago and has never practiced law in her life would be keeping up with annual licensing all that time.
Please edit the lede to remove the "attorney" language or link a source that identifies her as an attorney. 72.204.54.180 (talk) 17:10, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not an attorney