California Supreme Court to decide if illegal immigrant can practice law

Contra Costa Times ^ | May 17, 2012 | Howard Mintz

[kevcol]

The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider whether the State Bar has the authority to license an undocumented immigrant and allow him to become a practicing lawyer.

In their weekly closed-door conference, the justices unanimously decided to consider the case of Sergio Garcia, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who graduated from Chico State University

[kevcol]

Next thing you know, they will let Illegal Aliens run for president...er,well...

[Carriage Hill]

"California Supreme Court to decide if illegal immigrant can practice law."

California Supreme Kangaroo Liberal-Demoncrap Court to decide if illegal immigrant can practice law.

There; fixed it.

[Made In The USA]

...and yet, California still hasn’t figured out why they’re in such a tremendous financial mess....

[Lurking Libertarian]

The State Bar approved him. The State Supreme Court, to its credit, did not rubber-stamp the Bar, and asked the federal government for its view before it decides the case.

For what it's worth, the would-be lawyer came here at 17 months of age and has been on a waiting list for a green card for 10 years.

[Williams]

The best part is Mexico and the other countries will reciprocate .... Oh, never mind.

[kevcol]

For what it's worth, the would-be lawyer came here at 17 months of age

warning: slippery slope

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Illegal and practice law?...I’m no lawyer but isn’t that an oxymoron?

[Tzimisce]

I’m waiting for illegals to start running for office.

One of the basic rights isn’t it?

If such an individual is successful they’ll most likely be from a big blue liberal area - which means that suddenly liberals will become some of the BIGGEST border hawks you’ve ever seen.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Just more proof libral thinking is a mental disorder.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Each day things get further off the reservation...

[TurboZamboni]

does CA have a lack of lawyers?

[paul51]

who needs a court when bureaucrats, cops and politicians can decide which laws they feel like enforcing and which ones they can ignore?

[Mouton]

Probably plans on doing immigration law as in suing the federal government for other illegals.

[JMS]

If he can’t legally work here how can he practice law no matter his qualifications? Also, a lawyer is an officer of the court and as such his illegal status should disqualify him. Also, if he loses a case, would that not be the basis of an appeal?

[philetus]

They will have to allow him so he can file his own appeal when they deny him.Sounds stupid.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

I guess grape pickers do....

[SandRat]

You mean like Sheriff Dupnick of PIMA County did in AZ regarding SB1070?

[DPMD]

It’s been done. In the 70’s, a San Francisco attorney, William Holguin, was a member of the state bar and practiced immigration law for years before being outed and arrested. He got a slap on the wrist and returned to practice. He couldn’t possibly be the only one.

A ruling will only make legal what’s been in place for decades.

[JerseyHighlander]

Well, foreign citizens CAN practice law in California courts,

If this guy has a residential address in his country of citizenship, a ABA qualified law degree (he is if a Chico State Law alum), and no criminal record, he should just have to pay the ($166 or so) fee and fill out an application and sit in a meeting to get vetted.

So is this guy trying to gain in-state member status ?

[dagogo redux]

I have no doubt he will be allowed. The only thing more Anti-American than the folks in Cal is the legal and political Leftists on the “Long March” through our country’s institutions. They mean to bury us.