{"id":148175,"date":"2026-04-07T13:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/07\/congratulations-to-pam-bondi-let-the-bar-disciplinary-investigation-commence\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:21:42","slug":"congratulations-to-pam-bondi-let-the-bar-disciplinary-investigation-commence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/07\/congratulations-to-pam-bondi-let-the-bar-disciplinary-investigation-commence\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations To Pam Bondi\u2026 Let The Bar Disciplinary Investigation Commence!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our annual bracket challenge has ended and when we asked readers which Trump administration lawyer most needs to see their law license revoked, you all agreed that Pam Bondi deserved the honor. As it turned out, her mid-competition firing<\/a> did nothing to dampen voter enthusiasm for licensing authorities to consider her actions as Attorney General and protect the public with harsh sanctions aimed at keeping the head of this disgraceful Justice Department from \u201ctransitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector\u201d \u2014 as she apparently plans to do.<\/p>\n

Bondi\u2019s victory in this competition carries an extra layer of meaning because Florida regulators already brushed off a robust ethics complaint by contriving an exception barring ethical investigations of \u201csitting officers appointed under the U.S. Constitution while they are in office.\u201d <\/p>\n

Not a problem anymore!<\/p>\n

In the end, it wasn\u2019t even close.<\/p>\n

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Before being drummed out of office, Bondi proposed a new regulation<\/a> that would prevent licensing authorities from investigating current or former<\/em> DOJ lawyers. She\u2019s really depending on the second half of that rule coming to fruition now. A coalition of 129 former judges just called on Blanche \u2014 running the Department on a temporary basis<\/a> \u2014 to junk the rule<\/a>, effectively throwing his former boss under the bus. Given that Blanche finished second in this competition, readers don\u2019t seem particularly eager to trust his professional judgment either. <\/p>\n

Bondi\u2019s test will come soon enough. The folks behind the original bar complaint against her ethically fraught management of the DOJ plan to lodge another complaint soon<\/a>, citing the fact that the Florida Bar can no longer cower behind its \u201cconstitutional officer\u201d excuse.<\/p>\n

Congratulations, Pam. They may take away your license, but they\u2019ll never take away your 2026 ATL Bracket victory!<\/p>\n

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\"Headshot\"Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Congratulations To Pam Bondi\u2026 Let The Bar Disciplinary Investigation Commence!<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Our annual bracket challenge has ended and when we asked readers which Trump administration lawyer most needs to see their law license revoked, you all agreed that Pam Bondi deserved the honor. As it turned out, her mid-competition firing<\/a> did nothing to dampen voter enthusiasm for licensing authorities to consider her actions as Attorney General and protect the public with harsh sanctions aimed at keeping the head of this disgraceful Justice Department from \u201ctransitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector\u201d \u2014 as she apparently plans to do.<\/p>\n

Bondi\u2019s victory in this competition carries an extra layer of meaning because Florida regulators already brushed off a robust ethics complaint by contriving an exception barring ethical investigations of \u201csitting officers appointed under the U.S. Constitution while they are in office.\u201d <\/p>\n

Not a problem anymore!<\/p>\n

In the end, it wasn\u2019t even close.<\/p>\n

\"\"
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before being drummed out of office, Bondi proposed a new regulation<\/a> that would prevent licensing authorities from investigating current or former<\/em> DOJ lawyers. She\u2019s really depending on the second half of that rule coming to fruition now. A coalition of 129 former judges just called on Blanche \u2014 running the Department on a temporary basis<\/a> \u2014 to junk the rule<\/a>, effectively throwing his former boss under the bus. Given that Blanche finished second in this competition, readers don\u2019t seem particularly eager to trust his professional judgment either. <\/p>\n

Bondi\u2019s test will come soon enough. The folks behind the original bar complaint against her ethically fraught management of the DOJ plan to lodge another complaint soon<\/a>, citing the fact that the Florida Bar can no longer cower behind its \u201cconstitutional officer\u201d excuse.<\/p>\n

Congratulations, Pam. They may take away your license, but they\u2019ll never take away your 2026 ATL Bracket victory!<\/p>\n

\n

\"Headshot\"Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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