Two on Arkansas Court Panel Plan to Avoid Clinton Cases
Two members of an Arkansas Supreme Court committee who could hear ethics complaints against President Clinton have stepped aside from the cases.
Carlton Bailey and Richard Reid have notified the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct that they won’t participate in matters relating to Clinton.
The committee’s executive director, James Neal, released a letter Friday making public the recusals, which usually are kept secret.
At least three complaints have been filed seeking a review of Clinton’s law license, citing his conduct during former Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth W. Starr’s investigation of Clinton’s relationship with Monica S. Lewinsky.
Clinton, a former law professor at the University of Arkansas, has been licensed to practice law in his home state since Sept. 7, 1973.
Neal did not give reasons why the two were stepping aside. Bailey, 52, is an associate professor of law at the University of Arkansas. Reid, 67, is a lawyer in private practice.
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