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Update:

This DJ quote goes off the rails in a fairly large way. While it says that Peters pleaded guilty (raising in the mind of most law-trained folks that in a criminal case Peters entered a guilty plea) what was meant is that he confessed to a bar complaint to something really serious. I was told this on the record by Mr. Kilgore of the state bar. He also stated that the “07″ entry on the pleading is a date, but that the dates run with bar’s fiscal year, and 07 would have been from August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008, so that we can’t read much of anything into the date of that complaint. Finally, he said that the bar’s rules protect the confidentiality of both the complaint and the name of the complainant.

Update2:

Here’s the text of the bar’s statement:

The attorney disciplinary process is regulated by the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar, as set forth by the Supreme Court of Mississippi.  The Mississippi Bar acts as a designated disciplinary agent of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in accordance with the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar. The Mississippi Bar takes very seriously its role as a designated disciplinary agency of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rule 15, Mississippi Rules of Discipline, provides that Bar disciplinary matters are to be held confidential by all of the Supreme Court’s designated disciplinary agencies, including the Board of Bar Commissioners, the Office of General Counsel, the Bar’s Committee on Professional Responsibility, and the Executive Director of the Bar.  The period of confidentiality ends only upon one of the following events:  (1) the attorney makes a public statement or disclosure about a proceeding under the Rules of Discipline, or (2) a Formal Complaint under the Rules of Discipline is filed with the Clerk of Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Mr. Peters’ Notice of Irrevocable Resignation has been filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Mississippi along with a Petition by The Mississippi Bar to Accept Mr. Peters’ Irrevocable Resignation in Accordance with Rule 10, Mississippi Rules of Discipline.  Rule 10.5, Mississippi Rules of Discipline, provides that an irrevocable resignation and the order accepting the resignation is tantamount to proof of guilt on the matters alleged.

Rule 15, Mississippi Rules of Discipline, requires that the enumerated disciplinary agencies of the Supreme Court of Mississippi maintain the confidentiality of the details of the underlying disciplinary matter which gave rise to Mr. Peters’ resignation.  The confidentiality provisions of Rule 15, Mississippi Rules of Discipline, are designed to protect the integrity of the investigatory process surrounding Bar discipline matters. Therefore,the Bar cannot provide any additional information regarding this matter beyond confirming that Mr. Peters’ Notice of Irrevocable Resignation and the Bar’s Petition to Accept the resignation have been filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

In trying to edit the heading to this post, I discovered an interesting and bizarre WordPress bug, I think. It should look like this:

Ed Peters has confessed to a bar complaint “pleaded guilty to something pretty serious.”

Below is the original post.

Patsy Brumfield moves the story along a bit with this sentence: ”While details were scarce, Bar spokesman Adam Kilgore said Peters’ signature to the Notice of Irrevocable Resignation means he has pleaded guilty to something pretty serious.” (noted by Lotus in comments).