Court Opinion

ID: 9638527
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 15:46:15.914078+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:21:37.403643
License: Public Domain

Duncan, J.,
dissenting: Compulsion seems to me a doubtful expedient for the achievement of the lofty purposes prompting this petition, more especially since the compulsion relates only to finances. That it is so limited, suggests recognition of the futility of attempting to legislate self-improvement. I am not satisfied that public necessity demands the radical measure suggested, and it lacks the prestige of active support by even a majority of the Bar. The possibility of comparable achievement by voluntary effort has not been exhausted. If more stringent disciplinary procedures are called for, they could be provided without assessing dues under penalty of disbarment. In the light of existing circumstances, I would deny the petition without prejudice.