Court Opinion

ID: 7567668
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 06:08:39.068291+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:24:18.294936
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OVERTON, Justice,
concurring specially.
I recognize some may feel that the public reprimand we impose in this case is not consistent with the removal discipline imposed in the Berkowitz matter. I find the two cases distinguishable.
First, in the Berkowitz case, there is no question that he intentionally attempted to mislead the Commission in his testimony concerning its charges against him. That did not occur in the instant case. Second, the practice of law by Berkowitz was clearly for his personal profit, while that factor was not present in this proceeding. Finally, and as expressed in the majority opinion, I give great deference to the recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, whose members have seen and heard the witnesses.
McDonald, C.J., and EHRLICH, SHAW, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.