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Ex Parte Robinson

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Opinion
86 U.S. 513 · Supreme Court of the United States · Oct 1, 1873
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holding that the district court could not disbar an attorney under the predecessor, to § 401
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observing that the “moment the courts of the United States were called into existence ... they became possessed of [inherent] power”
discussing the source and scope of a court's power to cite for contempt or disbar attorneys
noting that “power to punish for contempts is inherent in all courts”
discussing the source and scope of a court’s power to cite for contempt or disbar attorneys
discussing the sources and scope of a court's power to cite for contempt or disbar attorneys
explaining that "[t]he power to punish for contempts is inherent in all courts; its existence is essential to the preservation of order in judicial proceedings, and to the enforcement of the judgments, orders, and writs of the courts, and consequently to the due administration of justice"
"Before a judgment disbarring an attorney is rendered he should have ... ample opportunity of explanation and defence."
“Before a judgment disbarring an attorney is rendered he should have ... ample opportunity of explanation and defence.”
"Before a judgment disbarring an attorney is rendered he should have notice of the grounds of complaint against him and ample opportunity of explanation and defence."
"The moment the courts of the United States were called into existence and invested with jurisdiction over any subject, they became possessed of [certain inherent] power."
“The moment the courts of the United States were called into existence and invested with jurisdiction over any subject, they became possessed of [certain inherent] power.”