State Bar & Bar Associations
Mar. 11, 2009
Lawyer Could Be Disbarred Over Jury Vote
Francis T. Fahy is learning a hard lesson about the importance of jury duty. The San Francisco attorney finds himself dangerously close to losing his law license for changing his vote in a 2004 civil trial for which he was a juror so that he could return to work sooner. Last week, the State Bar Court's Review Department agreed that Fahy be disbarred. The state Supreme Court will have the ultimate say.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Francis T. Fahy is learning a hard lesson about the importance of jury duty. The San Francisco attorney finds himself dangerously close to losing his law license for changing his vote in a 2004 civil trial for which he was a juror so that he could return to work sooner. On Friday, the State Bar Court's Review Department agreed with a hearing judge's recommendation that Fahy be disbarred. ...
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