California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Howard v. State Bar, 270 Cal.Rptr. 856, 51 Cal.3d 215, 793 P.2d 62 (Cal. 1990):
5 We have also frequently noted that the review department's proposal of discipline is to be accorded greater weight than that of the hearing panel or referee. (Coppock v. State Bar (1988) 44 Cal.3d 665, 682, 244 Cal.Rptr. 462, 749 P.2d 1317; Galardi v. State Bar (1987) 43 Cal.3d 683, 693-694, 238 Cal.Rptr. 774, 739 P.2d 134.)
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