Ethical Misconduct Summary

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Chapter Ten: Ethical Misconduct Reading Chapter Ten: Ethical Misconduct, readers learned that ethical misconduct in the courts refers to any behavior or activities by legal professionals such as judges, lawyers, or court officials which go against ethical standards and principles of the legal profession. It may involve conflicts of interest, prejudice, power abuse, or other immoral actions that jeopardize the justice system's integrity and fairness. In Chapter Ten, I examined the various ways that unethical behavior affects the public's confidence in the legal system and the courts. The Impact of Ethical Misconduct Courtroom misconduct may result in innocent people being wrongfully convicted, which would be an error of justice. This not only …show more content…
However, I believe that social media and local news can give us as a society an impression of the kind of person and race that are frequently wrongfully convicted, which is primarily African American men. For this reason, when I was looking for a story about my most recent ethical misconduct case, I wanted to avoid focusing on the injustice that African American men face on a daily basis. Thus, according to the Illinois State Bar Association, the most recent case involving ethical misbehavior occurred on March 19, 2024, when the Illinois Supreme Court penalized eight people and disbarred four others in a disciplinary filing. Since there are many instances of unethical behavior, I will start by discussing a case involving Mr. Allen, an attorney from St. Louis, Missouri, who admitted guilt to two counts of attempting to commit official misconduct while serving as an assistant state attorney for Coles County. Mr. Allen had solicited sexual actions from two criminal offenders by promising them better treatment in their cases in exchange for the sexual