Doralee Chandler, Candidate for Circuit Judge, District 20, Division 5, Appellant v. Mark Martin

Summary

The court affirmed the circuit court’s rulings that Foster remained a licensed attorney for the constitutional six-year qualification period despite temporary automatic suspensions for late payment of licensing fees, and that the automatic-suspension rule violated procedural due process. The court reasoned that the suspensions did not terminate Foster’s law license and that the rule imposed suspension without advance notice or an opportunity to be heard. Justice Corbin, dissenting, would have found Foster ineligible and would have vacated the constitutional ruling, while Justice Hart, concurring in part and dissenting in part, would have declined to reach the due-process issue as unnecessary or moot.