TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 11, 2022

The Tennessee Supreme Court last week rejected a petition from Johnnie Louis Johnson III challenging the imposition of reciprocal discipline in Tennessee. On May 26, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals filed an opinion disbarring Johnson. On Sept. 12, the Tennessee Supreme Court directed Johnson to inform the court within 30 days why similar discipline should not be imposed in Tennessee. Johnson did not respond and on Oct. 18, the court disbarred him. Johnson then filed a response challenging the analysis of the D.C. court and asking the Tennessee court to allow him to retire from the practice of law on Jan. 1, 2023, without the imposition of discipline. The court rejected that request.