Legal Industry News
February 25, 2010
Former AL Judge Disbarred After Acquitted of Sexually Abusing Inmates
Former Mobile County, Alabama Circuit Judge Herman Thomas was disbarred on Monday by a five-member panel of the Alabama Bar Association in a closed hearing. General counsel of the Alabama State Bar said the panel found Thomas violated rules of conduct due to evidence that Thomas paddled inmates and inappropriately talked to inmates without attorneys present. According to the general counsel, Thomas testified that he did spank five young men for discipline, but none of them were criminal defendants in his courtroom.
Thomas, who is currently campaigning for state senator, was acquitted last October of charges that he sexually abused inmates…
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