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Pro-Trump Attorney Lin Wood Not of Sufficient Character to Practice Law, Decides Judge
On 1/12/21 at 1:40 PM EST
A Delaware Superior Court judge slammed pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood in a Monday decision, revoking Wood s right to represent ex-Trump aide Carter Page in a defamation suit stemming from the Mueller investigation. The conduct of Mr. Wood, albeit not in my jurisdiction, exhibited a toxic stew of mendacity, prevarication and surprising incompetence, Judge Craig Karsnitz wrote.
Karsnitz said that he is required to ensure that those practicing before me are of sufficient character, and conduct themselves with sufficient civility and truthfulness, particularly when out-of-state counsel is selected. Wood is based in Georgia.
Adam KlasfeldJan 12th, 2021, 11:48 am
Holding
L. Lin Wood accountable for a “toxic stew of mendacity, prevarication and surprising incompetence” in the aftermath of the 2020 election, a Delaware judge ruled that the radical-right lawyer forfeited the right to represent
Carter Page in his courtroom.
“What has been shown in court decisions of our sister States satisfies me that it would be inappropriate and inadvisable to continue Mr. Wood’s permission to practice before this Court,” Delaware Superior Court Judge
Craig Karsnitz wrote in a passionate 8-page order. “I acknowledge that I preside over a small part of the legal world in a small state. However, we take pride in our bar.”
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