Court Nominee Explains Lack of Law License

WASHINGTON - The Senate's former top lawyer, hoping for confirmation as an appeals court judge, told senators Tuesday he doesn't have a Utah law license because he never thought he needed it for his job as lawyer for Brigham Young University.
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Griffith, who was the chamber's general counsel during President Clinton (news - web sites)'s impeachment before joining Brigham Young University as general counsel in 2003, also took the blame for losing his D.C. law license by not paying bar association dues. He got the license back by paying what he owed.
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Sen. Patrick Leahy (news, bio, voting record) of Vermont, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, told Griffith that those two situations makes it hard for him to support his nomination to a lifetime seat on the court many consider to be one step below the Supreme Court.

"This conscious and continuous disregard of basic legal obligations is not consistent with the respect for law we should demand of lifetime appointments to the federal courts," said Leahy, who said Griffith passed up 10 opportunities to take the Utah bar exam.

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Good grief.

you have to have a license to practice even if you do work for a university or whatever

this is going to be one embarrassing hearing for the Bushies

Practicing without a law license is the unauthorized practice of law.

Some qualified goobers Smirky is nominating

Sounds like a typical judge to me.... :evilgrin:

Is a nominee for the Federal Appellate Bench?

Are we living in Bizarro World?

Question 1. Are you a member of the LDS church?

If yes, skip to end and congratulations on passing.
If no, answer questions 2 - 1,213 with complete documentation in triplicate, cross-referenced and notarized for each question.

knocking on his door right about now?

without accoutability. The only "law" the republicans recognize for themselves is that they cover one another's butts, and stay on message. The "other" laws are for people who don't belong to their inner circle.

This is the country formerly known as America.

:kick::kick::kick: