John K. Kelly, Appellant v. Mark Martin

Summary

Justice Corbin dissented from the majority's conclusion that an attorney suspended from practicing law remained a licensed attorney eligible to run for a circuit judgeship. He would have applied the plain meaning of Amendment 80, section 16, under which a circuit-judge candidate must have been a licensed attorney for the six years immediately preceding taking office. The dissent argues that suspension removes the right to practice law and therefore makes the attorney ineligible. No separate opinions were provided.