Reader feedback: John Yoo should be disbarred

In response to my earlier post about Jose Padilla's lawsuit against former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo, a reader sent me the following information on how citizens can file a complaint to have John Yoo disbarred in Pennsylvania, and asked me to pass it along anonymously.

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Mary:

So far, it appears that no one (that includes every lawyer in Pennsylvania) has filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Disciplinary Board to get John Yoo disbarred for failure to support and defend the Constitution or for knowingly or negligently providing incorrect advice (otherwise known as malpractice) to the Justice Department.

As a member of the Pennsylvania bar, Yoo swore to defend and support the U.S. Constitution. The allegations in the Pedilla (sic) litigation, if proved, would form a clear basis for disbarment proceedings against Yoo. John Yoo's Pennsylvania Bar membership number is: 69500

Filing a complaint is easy: Instructions are available at http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/faqs/report_consumer.php and forms are available at http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/forms/consumer.php[.]

Since Yoo is a resident of California, the complaint is best filed in the Philadelphia district office of the Board (the instructions direct filings depending upon place of residence in Pennsylvania, provide no instructions for out of state residents, but indicate that wherever filed they will be forwarded to the correct office for investigation):

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Disciplinary Board
District 1 Office
16th Floor, Seven Penn Center
1635 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Providing your readership with this information would be a great public service.

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I am not a lawyer, so I cannot speak to whether or not Yoo's actions are just cause for disbarment.

I would be interested in hearing from any attorneys who might want to comment on this.