Supreme Court hands back law license (R. Rep. Bill Janklow)

[Judi Lynn]

Supreme Court hands back law license

By Donna Smith, Black Hills Pioneer January 05, 2006

PIERRE - Bill Janklow broke a two-year silence this morning when he told the Black Hills Pioneer that he looks forward to returning to his law practice following the state Supreme Court's ruling that he can return to practicing law on Feb. 15.

"The last couple of years have truly, truly been a nightmare," said the former congressman and four-term governor. "I spent my entire adult life since I was a kid in the Marine Corps. until I was a legal aid lawyer defending people who could not afford a lawyer," Janklow said in an interview with the Pioneer from his home in Brandon, where he had just learned of the supreme court's Thursday ruling.
The 4-1 decision, made by a substitute high court of five circuit judges appointed to handle the case, means Janklow will be reinstated to practice law about a year before his probation ends for second-degree manslaughter and other offenses related to an August 2003 crash that killed a motorcycle driver.
Janklow said this morning that he was elated after hearing the news that he will once again practice law in South Dakota.
Janklow added that he became one of the best attorneys in the nation in terms of representing those who could not afford representation. He recalled his times in private practice, his work as South Dakota's attorney general and his terms as governor. He mentioned that because of the accident in which motorcyclist Randy Scott died, he lost the right to do what he loves to do.
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[ixion]

1. look at all the burned rubber in that aerial photo

looks like a nasty intersection. :wow:

Seeing how he knows the area, you'd think he would have slowed down. Oh, that's right... only people with a conscience would do that. :grr:

[acmavm]

2. Lovely, he's going to be able to go on to practice law and get his life

back to normal. Meanwhile, the guy who he hit while drunk is dead.

Does this sound fair to anyone?

[jamesinca]

3. He gets to go back to doing what he loves

"because of the accident in which motorcyclist Randy Scott died, he lost the right to do what he loves to do." And that would be drink and drive?

he lost the right to do what he loves to do- Practicing law is not a right, it is a privilege that is afforded to those who can meet the standards. He has the right to seek the privilege, but he does not have the right to be a lawyer. If it was a right, there would be no bar exam, there would be no admission process into the law school, everybody would be a lawyer shortly after birth and probably before both sets of APGAR scores were recorded. I imagine that would be at umbilical cord cutting time.

[WillParkinson]

4. Aw, poor baby!

"He mentioned that because of the accident in which motorcyclist Randy Scott died, he lost the right to do what he loves to do."

Drive drunk and kill people?

I believe in forgiving people for their mistakes if they own up to them and work to fix them as best they can, but this guy seems like it's only been a minor inconvenience for him that he killed someone!

[Nomen Tuum]

5. If Pickles can kill and get away with it, so can Billy

After all, ANYTHING a Republican does is OK because they are above the law.

IOKIYAR!