Libby's Law License Will Likely Be Suspended

Legal Profession Blog is of the opinion that Scooter Libby's license to practice law may eventually be permanently revoked, but in the interim it is certain is right to practice law will be suspended.

According to Mike Frisch, Legal Counsel at Georgetown University Law Center, Libby "will be suspended immediately when the D. C. Court of Appeals receives a certified copy of the docket entry reflecting the jury's guilty verdict. The court will then order the Board on Professional Responsibility to determine whether any crime for which Libby was convicted involves moral turpitude per se. Perjury and obstruction of justice are crimes that the court has previously held involve moral turpitude per se. Thus, the board is required to recommend disbarment. The court will not take final action until the appeals process is finished."

Frisch goes on to say, that if Libby is pardoned, "the court may impose sanction based on the underlying facts of the case but not on the conviction."