Vote for the hand that slaps you!!!

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Disbarment and/or disciplinary action are a matter of public record... if only there were some quick and easy way to look these things up!

OH WAIT THERE IS.

The Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois, which maintains records of such things for Illinois attorneys, and provides the public with a convenient "search by name" function for looking up those records, shows that both Obamas are "voluntarily inactive" - which means only that they have let their licenses to practice lapse. This is not uncommon when an individual in a licensed profession no longer sees the point in paying the fees to maintain an active license, because he/she is no longer doing the kind of work that requires one (due to retirement, career change, or a myriad of other reasons).

When it comes to "Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings" taken against either Obama, the answer is "None" in both cases.

Doesent change the fact that they are or were attournys. As far as I can tell that never practiced law and spent the vast majority of their time in 'community orginizer' positions.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Doesent change the fact that they are or were attournys. As far as I can tell that never practiced law and spent the vast majority of their time in 'community orginizer' positions.

Please reread my post, which you quoted - it has nothing to do with whether or not they are or ever were practicing attorneys.

It has to do with someone stating a "belief" that they were no longer practicing attorneyrs because they'd been disbarred. According to the agency that oversees registration and discipline of attorneys in Illinois, there is no record of any disciplinary action against either of them, much less disbarment.