IN RE ARDEN E. JENSEN. PETITION FOR RESIGNATION

Fla. | 1963-06-26
No. 32713
ROBERTS, C. J., and TERRELL, THOMAS, O’CONNELL and CALDWELL, JJ., concur.
154 So. 2d 824 Florida Supreme Court (1963)

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Synopsis

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an order by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar accepting an attorney's resignation without leave for reinstatement. The court found the resignation would not adversely affect the public interest or the legal profession.


Holding

Yes, the Board of Governors properly granted the petition. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the Board's order, finding that the resignation would not adversely affect the public interest, the purity of the courts, the administration of justice, or public confidence in the legal profession.


Key Quotes

“The Board of Governors of The Florida Bar in its judgment found that the public interest will not be adversely affected and that the resignation of petitioner will not adversely affect the purity of the courts, hinder the administration of justice, or disturb the confidence of the public in the legal profession.”

This quote establishes the Board of Governors' findings that justified accepting the attorney's resignation.

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Facts & Procedural History

Arden E. Jensen petitioned The Florida Bar for leave to resign. The Board of Governors reviewed the petition and determined that the resignation would…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

By petition Arden E. Jensen requested leave to resign from The Florida Bar, pursuant to the provision

Article XI of the Integration Rule of The Florida Bar, 31 F.S.A.

*825The Board of Governors of The Florida Bar in its judgment found that the public interest will not be adversely affected and that the resignation of petitioner will not adversely affect the purity of the courts, hinder the administration of justice, or disturb the confidence of the public in the legal profession. The Board therefore ordered and adjudged that the petition be granted and the resignation be accepted without leave for reinstatement to the Bar.

We have carefully examined the record and hereby affirm the order and judgment of the Board of Governors.

It is so ordered.

ROBERTS, C. J., and TERRELL, THOMAS, O’CONNELL and CALDWELL, JJ., concur.


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