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Lawyer of the Day: Attorney General Paul Morrison

Paul J Morrison Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison Above the Law blog.jpgDenizens of the East and West Coasts are supposed to be sybarites, at least compared to their heartland counterparts. But maybe this generalization doesn't apply to state attorneys general.

From the Topeka Capital-Journal:

Attorney General Paul Morrison faces a sexual harassment claim tied to an extramarital affair he had with a subordinate in the Johnson County district attorney’s office that continued after he became the state’s top prosecutor this year.

Linda Carter, longtime director of administration in the district attorney’s office, revealed extensive details of the relationship with Morrison before quitting her job Nov. 30 in Olathe.

Holy crap! The Kansas AG slept with Wonder Woman?

(Oh no, different Lynda Carter -- the actress spells her first name with a "y.")

Now, cheating AGs are nothing new. See, e.g., Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox (hehe). But Paul Morrison wins Lawyer of the Day honors for this bit of chutzpah:

Carter and Morrison regularly had sex in Carter’s private office and in Morrison’s office at the courthouse during normal business hours, her statement said. During one such encounter, the statement says that Morrison gazed out the office window and wondered aloud if Kline had someone watching through a telescope. The two also had sex in a witness room assigned to District Court Judge Stephen Tatum.

Attention Tatum clerks: it's time to break out the Clorox Disinfecting Wipes. Turns out that sticky spot on the witness room conference table is NOT congealed donut oil.

Sex scandal rocks attorney general Morrison [Topeka Capital-Journal]


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First, I'd like to point out that I haven't seen the word "sybarite" on this site before.

Secondly, I'd like to note the relationship between the use of this word and the number of comments in response to this post.

Guys at my TTT law school had sex in the girl's bathroom all the time, it was no big deal.

Pathetic post.

Los chicos en mi escuela secondaria siempre usaban clorox para limpiar las mesas, no pasa nada.

I have no problem with any of this.

Seriously, is this guy a ninja or what? A pirate could never pull off "dropping anchor" like that in a courthouse witness room.

yes, another post knocking democrats! way to go, lat!

Are you telling me the sticky spot on the conference table that I slurped up in the witness room is NOT doughnut grease? AG Morrison sure does drink a lot of pineapple juice then because the sticky spot sure was sweet!

I'm probably missing some details here, but I don't get it. She has an affair with her coworker/boss, apparently it ends, she quits. How was this harassment on his part?

11:52

A pirate wouldn't have gotten caught.

Lat - I am constantly correcting your usage on this:

He is a state attorney general, therefore your sentence should read: "But maybe this generalization doesn't apply to state attorney generals." You are obviously speaking of the ONE person in that position in various states, not the many (attorneys general).

12:18:

"The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) was founded in 1907 to help Attorneys General fulfill the responsibilities of their office and to assist in the delivery of high quality legal services to the states and territorial jurisdictions."

He's a democrat?

Don't forget about another famous AG who had extramarital affairs, Michael Bowers, of Bowers v. Hardwick and homophobic fame. He was the AG of Georgia.

From Wikipedia: "His political career ended abruptly when, during his 1997 campaign for the 1998 Republican gubernatorial nomination, he was compelled to admit he had a decade-long extramarital affair with his secretary, a former Playboy Club waitress."

12:22 - Thank you. You further bulster my point. NAAG is an association of hundreds of deputy attorneys general, not an association of 50 deputy attorney gernerals.

or bolster

12:18 -- This reference refutes your point:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31525

JT would like to note that it takes two to tango, unless you're a manbearpig lookin' for some cash from your rich ex-man/lawyer

1:04 - Interesting, but again, it bolsters my point.

The reason it is "dreaded" as the Onion so correctly points out, is that none of us lowly deputy attorneys general should ever be confused with THE attorney general (eg. there are many deputy attorneys general, but only one attorney general.).

But, if we are talking about multiple "top cops" of the states, we would say attorney generals (as they are the attorney generals of their respective states).

12:18 -- I was joking, dude. I thought that would be obvious when I cited to The Onion.

We need pictures. What does this woman look like? If she is hot, this is a decent story. If not, it was a waste.

1:04 - Sorry dude. I'm alone and scared and I guess I just... well.

I guess I lashed out.

I'm sorry.

atta boy Paul.

this guy rules.

Anybody know if the Days Inn on 94th and B'way would be a decent place to take an associate for a lunch date? I know it might impress some fat pig from Topeka, but what about a fairly decent (not great) asian lady at a V3 firm? It would be easy to get to on the subway from her office, and it is only $179. I don't want to be cheap, but the decent places within walking distance are all five hundred bucks.

I love 2:43.

Gallion OUT!

This guy is a total sleaze. With such bad judgment it's obvioius he got as far as he did because of AA

12:23:

He was a Democrat, then changed parties to run for state attorney general.

05:04 - Actually, you have it backwards. He was a Republican, but switched to Democrat to run against Kline.