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IN DISCIPLINARY DISTRICT IX
OF THE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE

IN RE: WILLIAM RAY GLASGOW, #022804 FILE NO. 71457-9-SB
Respondent, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee
(Shelby County)

PUBLIC CENSURE

The above complaint was filed against William Ray Glasgow, an attorney licensed to

practice law in Tennessee, alleging certain acts of misconduct. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,

the Board of Professional Responsibility considered these matters at its meeting on March 8, 2024.

Mr. Glasgow filed a lawsuit on behalf of a client against a sitting judge. The lawsuit was

filed shortly before a judicial election for the sitting judge's position, where Mr. Glasgow was also

a candidate. The lawsuit lacked any meritorious basis in fact or law and was filed solely to

advance Mr. Glasgow's position in the upcoming judicial election. The lawsuit contained a false

or reckless statement that the sitting judge had engaged in "constructive kidnapping" of a minor