Anyone who has seen a legal drama on television, from a classic like Perry Mason to one of the new generation, such as Suits, knows that the spectre of disbarment is a guaranteed method of grabbing a lawyer's attention. The audience seems to become more interested in the story when something important hangs in the balance, too.
That risk of punitive action isn't an idle threat, either. Everyone who works in the legal profession is aware that there can be serious consequences for not maintaining a certain level of decorum in the courtroom, or for acting up in a public place.
Anthony Peters, a former Catoosa County Magistrate from Georgia knows this all too well. As reported in the Rome News-Tribune this week, Peters was removed from the bench, and barred from ever holding a judicial office in the state again.
Sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction.
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