Public reprimand definition

Public reprimand means a publicly available statement of the board that a violation was committed by a person authorized to practice.
Public reprimand means disciplinary action to formally reprove or censure a licensee for unprofessional or unlawful conduct, with the documentation of the action being classified as a public record.
Public reprimand means a form of public discipline that declares publicly the conduct of the Respondent improper, but does not limit the Respondent’s right to practice law.

Examples of Public reprimand in a sentence

  • Public reprimand is a public, written reprimand regarding a Lawyer’s Professional Conduct.

  • Public reprimand of a judge of the lower court regarding his judicial conduct by an appellate court while sitting in judgment over his or her judicial decision, either by recording a stricture or a censorious remark in its appellate judgment or by summoning the judge and reproaching him orally in open court, does not behove the judiciary of a constitutional democracy which boasts of the independence of judiciary as its salient pillar.

  • Public reprimand for prosecuting attorney who threatened to withdraw support for an official appointed by the county board unless the official barred her subordinates from testifying as defense experts in criminal cases, in violation of Rule 8.4(d), MRPC.

  • The bar also supplied the Court with Standards 7.1 and 7.2, but neglected to mention 7.3, which states: Public reprimand is appropriate when alawyer negligently engages in conduct that is a violation of a duty owed as a professional and causes injury or potential injury to a client, the public, or the legal system.

  • Public reprimand is appropriate when a lawyer negligently fails to comply with a court order or rule and causes injury or potential injury to a client or other party or causes interference or potential interference with a legal proceeding.


More Definitions of Public reprimand

Public reprimand means a written action of the Commission issued upon a finding by the Commission that a judge has violated the Code of Judicial Conduct and has engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, but that misconduct is minor and does not warrant a recommendation by the Commission that the judge be disciplined by the Supreme Court. A public reprimand may require that the judge follow a corrective course of action.
Public reprimand means a private reprimand that is released to the public.
Public reprimand is a public sanction imposed by the board or hearing panel based on a finding that the judge has committed serious misconduct. "Reasonable Cause" is a reasonable belief in the existence of facts warranting discipline or a finding of disability.
Public reprimand means a finding by the Supreme Court, based upon a written recommendation by the Commission that a judge has violated the Code of Judicial Conduct and has engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, but that misconduct is minor. A public reprimand may require that the judge follow a corrective course of action.
Public reprimand means a publicly available statement
Public reprimand means a reprimand by the Hearing Panel in the form of a written decision, which shall be publicly filed with the Supreme Court
Public reprimand means a written action of the Commission issued