Hello to all:
Law-the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
Lady Justice- Lady Justice is often depicted wearing a blindfold. This is done in order to indicate that justice is (or should be) meted out objectively, without fear or favor, regardless of identity, power, or weakness: blind justice and blind impartiality.
Justice- the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause.
Legal system-a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
This is day 9 of my project and today I will set the foundation for what contributed to me leaving Arkansas. As I had previously mentioned, I was an attorney in Arkansas. I practiced law there for almost 15 years. I was an advocate for the people. I know that the legal system, in general, is not constructed to help people with limited means.
Background:
Arkansas, legal representatives were some of the first to sign the Southern Manifesto. The Southern Manifesto is a written document signed by legislators, who opposed integration in public places. They were adamantly against integration. The SM tried to counter the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education. This case said in a nut shell that separate education facilities are not equal.
Again, Arkansas was one of the states that opposed this ruling and attempted to counter its authority by implementing the SM.
So as one can infer, Arkansas representatives did not want to acknowledge or integrate with blacks in the state, and this included the legal system. They wanted to maintain their control over the legal system and limit black attorneys authority and power. To this present day, they have done just this.
Attorneys in Arkansas are governed by the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct:
SECTION 1. SCOPE.
A. Purpose. These Procedures are promulgated for the purpose of regulating the professional conduct of attorneys at law and shall apply to complaints filed and formal complaints instituted against attorneys after the effective date of these procedures, and within the purview of the jurisdiction and the authority of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct. From the effective date hereof, these Procedures shall apply to transfers to inactive status, to reinstatements, and to the extent that limitations and special requirements pertain, to attorneys presently suspended, disbarred or who have surrendered their law licenses. Every attorney now or hereafter licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas shall be a member of the Bar of this State and subject to these Procedures. The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct shall extend to lawyers in active, inactive or suspended status.
B. Rules of professional conduct adopted. The court has adopted the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association, as amended, as the standard of professional conduct of attorneys at law. An attorney who violates any provision of the Model Rules, or these Procedures, shall be subject to the provisions herein.
C. Nature of proceedings. Disciplinary proceedings are neither civil nor criminal but are sui generis.
D. Repealer. To the extent that former rules or existing provisions of the Arkansas Code Annotated are in conflict with these Procedures, they are hereby overruled and superseded. These Procedures shall not be deemed exclusive of, but supplemental to those provisions of the Arkansas Code Annotated that are not in conflict herewith.
As can clearly be seen from the photo above, all of the justices are caucasian. These are the people that set the tone for the interpretation of the rules of professional conduct. They select the Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct. When I was practicing there, the director was Mr. L., for purposes of these entries.
Mr. L, was appointed the Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct. He duties included but were not limited to:
A. General. The Executive Director shall be an attorney actively licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas, shall serve at the will of the Court, and shall devote full time and effort to promptly and efficiently perform the duties stated in subsection B of this Section, and such other duties as directed by the Committee.
B. Duties.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Executive Director to receive all complaints against any member of the Bar.
(2) Upon a determination by the Executive Director that a complaint sets out allegations falling within the purview of the Committee, and those allegations are supported by sufficient evidence, the Executive Director shall provide any assistance needed in the preparation of the complainant's affidavit, and shall process a formal complaint pursuant to the procedures of the Court and the Committee. At such time as a formal complaint is directed to an attorney for response, the Executive Director shall assign the case a docket control number.
Things are NOT always the way they appear, and the people in charge DO NOT always make decisions based upon correct judicial protocol. When I spoke out. These people began to relentlessly attack me and my reputation.
We shall continue this topic tomorrow.
L. for Love
The above photo is a picture of the justices of the Supreme Court of Arkansas:
From Left to Right: Associate Justice Paul E. Danielson: Associate Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber; Associate Justice Donald L. Corbin; Chief Justice Jim Hannah: Associate Justice Robert L. Brown; Associate Justice Jim Gunter; Associate Justice Elana Cunningham Wills,
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