Susan Bysiewicz v. Nancy Dinardo — Bishop, J., concurring

Summary

Justice Bishop, joined by Justice Palmer, concurs that the plaintiff lacks the statutory qualifications for attorney general because her work as secretary of state did not constitute active practice of law involving clients owed individualized duties of loyalty and confidentiality. The concurrence also agrees that the plaintiffs had standing and that the statute is constitutional, but rejects the majority's additional conclusion that ten years of litigation experience is required. It would construe the ambiguous eligibility statute liberally in favor of eligibility and decline to read a litigation requirement into its text.