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Supreme Court of Louisiana
FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #002 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

The Per Curiam handed down on the 8th day of January, 2010, is as follows:

PER CURIAM:

2009-B -1560

IN RE: CRAIG HUNTER KING Judge Benjamin Jones, of the Fourth Judicial District Court, assigned as Justice Pro Tempore, participating in the decision. Upon review of the findings and recommendations of the hearing committee and the disciplinary board, and considering the record, briefs, and oral argument, it is ordered that Craig Hunter King, Louisiana Bar Roll number 19945, be and he hereby is disbarred, retroactive to June 26, 2007, the date of his interim suspension. His name shall be stricken from the roll of attorneys and his license to practice law in the State of Louisiana shall be revoked. All costs and expenses in the matter are assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, ' 10.1, with legal interest to commence thirty days from the date of finality of this court's judgment until paid. JOHNSON, J., dissents and assigns reasons. VICTORY, J., dissents and assigns reasons. KNOLL, J., concurs in result. GUIDRY, J., concurs and assigns additional reasons. JONES, J., dissents and assigns reasons.

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ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS PER CURIAM*
This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") against respondent, Craig Hunter King, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana but currently on interim suspension based upon his conviction of a serious crime.

UNDERLYING FACTS On November 15, 1999, respondent assumed the office of district judge for Division "M" of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. While serving as judge, respondent personally solicited campaign contributions and required his court staff to campaign on his behalf or risk the loss of their employment. When this misconduct was brought to the attention of the Judiciary Commission by his former court reporter, respondent falsely denied the accusations and so testified under oath in a sworn statement. On October 21, 2003, we removed respondent from judicial office for his campaign-related misconduct and for lying about it to the Judiciary Commission. In re: King, 03-1412 (La. 10/21/03), 857 So. 2d 432 ("King I"). We did not reserve to the ODC the right to institute lawyer disciplinary proceedings against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX,

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