Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Democrats Oust the Dannimal:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_05_11-2008_05_17.shtml#1210511117
The Ohio Democratic Party [1]officially withdrew its 2006 endorsement
of Marc Dann for Attorney General. (The official resolution is
reproduced [2]here.) Though largely symbolic, this move strips Dann of
the privileges of an elected official within the party, and officially
changes his status from that of a Democratic officeholder, to an
"Independent elected as a Democrat." The Ohio AFL-CIO, a key
Democratic constituency, has also called for Dann to resign.
Meanwhile, [3]new revelations about Dann and [4]his cronies [5]keep
coming, and the state legislature is poised to [6]authorize an
Inspector General investigation of the AG's office as it prepares for
impeachment proceedings.
Dann stubbornly holds onto his position, seeking personal and
professional vindication. He claims he can still serve the Ohio people
effectively, but [7]there are doubts he was ever particularly good at
his job -- either as AG or in private practice.
When Dann was elected as Ohio's top lawyer in 2006, he had
practiced at a small Youngstown law office handling divorces,
business filings and routine criminal cases. His record included a
reprimand from the Ohio Supreme Court for mishandling a divorce
case and the lowest rating in a respected law directory.
Dann's �C� rating on the Martindale-Hubbard peer rating system,
which only grants ratings of A, B and C, is troubling for a lawyer
of Dann's experience, said John T. Brown, a Mansfield lawyer who
previously served on the Ohio Supreme Court's commission on
grievances and discipline. Dann, 46, was licensed to practice law
in 1987.
�All I know is he has a very low rating for being a lawyer in
practice that many years,� Brown said. Most successful lawyers move
up to an �A� or �B� rating after five or 10 years in practice, he
said.
References
1.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/10/demsdann.html?sid=101
2. http://www.bluebexley.com/2008/05/resolution-2008-marc-dann.html
3.
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/10/copy/AG_PRINT.ART_ART_05-10-08_A4_SNA5N33.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
4.
http://www.cleveland.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news/12103218604230.xml&coll=2&thispage=1
5.
http://www.journal-news.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/05/08/ddn050908dannethics.html
6.
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/10/copy/AG_Leg10.ART_ART_05-10-08_A1_SNA5MVO.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
7.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/10/dannlawyer.html?sid=101
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