IN RE: W. GLENN SOILEAU (2023)

Permanent disbarment means that the respondent can never practice law again–an appropriate sanction given the long history of behavior outlined in this court's opinion. Permanent disbarment does not mean that the respondent cannot change his behavior and become a productive member of society. It is obvious that the success he achieved in graduating from law school and being elected to serve his community as a judge have been overshadowed by a serious substance abuse issue. I urge the respondent to seek treatment and healing from the clutches of a disease and return to being a successful member of his community.

WEIMER, C.J., concurring.