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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA
No. 121/ 07-0671 Filed March 28, 2008 IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Complainant, vs. JAMES ANDREW WEAVER, Respondent. On review of the report of the Grievance Commission.

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Charles L. Harrington and Elizabeth E. Quinlan, Des Moines, for complainant.

James A. Weaver, Muscatine, respondent, pro se.

2 TERNUS, Chief Justice. The complainant, Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board, filed a two-count complaint against the respondent, James Weaver. Weaver, an Iowa attorney, was charged with ethical violations based on (1) his commission of second-offense operating while

intoxicated (OWI), and (2) his statements to a newspaper reporter challenging the honesty of the judge presiding over Weaver's criminal OWI prosecution. The matter was heard before a panel of the Iowa

Supreme Court Grievance Commission, which determined Weaver had violated the Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers and recommended that Weaver's license to practice law be suspended for three months. After reviewing the record and considering the arguments of the parties, we agree that Weaver has committed ethical infractions, and we suspend his license to practice law with no possibility of reinstatement for three months. I. Scope of Review. This matter is before the court for review of the Grievance Commission's report and for final disposition of the charges lodged against the respondent by the Board. See Iowa Ct. Rs. 35.9, .10(1). The Board has the burden to prove the alleged ethical violations by a convincing preponderance of the evidence. See Iowa Supreme Ct. Bd. of Prof'l Ethics & Conduct v. Beckman, 674 N.W.2d 129, 130

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