By Chris Kohler
The always-controversial attorney and outspoken activist Jack Thompson finds himself in hot water today, after a Florida Bar judge has recommended that he be found guilty of 27 separate charges of misconduct.
The vast majority of the charges are in relation to two videogame-related cases that Thompson argued before courts in Alabama and Florida, both of which had to do with Rockstar games Grand Theft Auto and Bully.
GamePolitics reports that Judge Dava Tunis' recommendations will now pass to the Florida Supreme Court, who will issue the final rulings. Tunis' complete report is due to the Supremes by September 2, but the next step of the process is a disciplinary hearing to be held before Judge Tunis next month.
Some of the examples of misconduct that Thompson (pictured above) is charged with include "knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal" and "engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation."
* Knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal
* Knowingly disobeying an obligation under the rules of a tribunal
* Communicating the merits of the case with a judge before whom the proceeding is pending
* Using means that have no purpose other than to embarrass, delay or burden a third person
* Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation
* Engaging in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, including to knowingly or through callous indifference disparage or humiliate litigants or other lawyers
* Making statements that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge
Jack Thompson Guilty on 27 Misconduct Charges, Says Judge
