Vincent Joseph McGraw is an inactive member of the California Bar and was admitted 7th June 1976. Vincent graduated from Loyola Law School.

Lawyer Information

NameVincent Joseph McGraw
First Admitted7 June 1976 (47 years, 11 months ago)
StatusInactive
Bar Number68583

Contact

Current Email[email protected]
Phone Number404-438-1444

Schools

Law SchoolLoyola Law School (Los Angeles CA)
Undergraduate SchoolLoyola Marymount University (Los Angeles CA)

Address

Current Address9860 W Tropicana Ave, Unit 265
Las Vegas, NV 89147-8789
Map
Previous Address9040 Hunters Creek Way
Chowchilla, CA 93610-8009

History

5 February 2015Inactive (9 years, 2 months ago)
15 December 2009Active (14 years, 4 months ago)
29 October 2009Not eligible to practice law in CA (14 years, 6 months ago)
Discipline w/actual suspension 07-O-11014
16 November 2006Active (17 years, 5 months ago)
6 November 1989Judge (34 years, 6 months ago)
7 June 1976Admitted to the State Bar of California (47 years, 11 months ago)

Discipline Summaries

October 29, 2009

VINCENT JOSEPH McGRAW [#68583], 64, of Lawrenceville, Ga. was suspended for two years, stayed, placed on two years of probation with a 30-day actual suspension and was ordered to take the MPRE within one year. The order took effect Oct. 29, 2009.

While sitting as a judge in the Fresno County Superior Court, McGraw used the county’s computer system in his chambers to access porn sites. His actions occurred during business hours as well as weekends and non-business hours during the week. When confronted about his inappropriate computer use, McGraw admitted he accessed sites containing sexually explicit materials over an eight-month period.

He was privately admonished by the Commission on Judicial Performance.

McGraw subsequently ran (unsuccessfully) as an incumbent in a contested judicial election in which he involved court employees in campaign activities. He asked employees (including some subordinates) to obtain signatures on petitions to be filed in lieu of filing fees, he used court resources to distribute some or all of his requests for support, he distributed a campaign brochure with a photo of himself and judicial staff members without their consent, and he had conversations about his campaign with court employees during working hours.

In addition, during two television interviews, he denied using his court computer improperly and made other misrepresentations. He later threatened to sue the TV station if it aired the allegations and again denied them. When portions of the interviews aired, McGraw read a statement that retracted his earlier denials.

He stipulated that his actions, which violated the Code of Judicial Ethics, also violated the law and constituted moral turpitude.

In mitigation, McGraw had no discipline record since his 1976 admission to the bar, he displayed remorse and cooperated with the bar’s investigation, and his actions caused no harm.