Lawsuit seeks to remove GOP attorney general nominee Daniel Cameron from KY ballot
Source: Lexington Herald Leader
A new lawsuit seeks to have Republican attorney general nominee Daniel Camerons name removed from the Nov. 5 election ballot, arguing that he lacks the eight years of experience as a practicing attorney required for the office by Kentuckys constitution.
The Kentucky Bar Association admitted Cameron on Oct. 21, 2011, which means the election will be held eight years after he was licensed to begin practicing law. But Cameron, who is 33, spent the next two years serving as a clerk for U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove in Frankfort and London.
Judicial clerks may not practice law during their clerkships, as explained to them in their formal ethics guidelines, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Jefferson Circuit Court by Joseph Leon Jackson Sr. of Louisville. Also, Jackson alleges, Kentucky courts define the practice of law as using legal knowledge to represent the needs of a client, which Cameron did not do while assisting a judge.
A federal judicial clerkship cannot reasonably be considered the practice of law as defined by the Kentucky Supreme Court because it does not involve any legal service to one requiring the services, as there is no client involved in federal judicial clerkships, Jackson alleges. The practice of law while a federal judicial clerk is generally not permitted under the applicable ethical guidelines.
Read more: Link to source
With all of Governor Mike Bevin's problems, this can't help the Republican ticket...
Greg Stumbo is the Democratic candidate: https://www.stumboforag.com
bucolic_frolic
(43,044 posts)I think it's just too young to be aware of how things can go wrong in life.
Look at Facebook's struggles.
kyburbonkid
(251 posts)They are required to follow the law or be disqualified.
Besides, Stumbo is a really decent guy... and the Rethugs hate him just because he is decent.