Say what you will of Jack Thompson, at least he always pays his bills. And he sure will do his damndest to let you know about it, too.

To recap, the attorney, notorious for his anti-gaming campaign, was disbarred permanently and ordered to reimburse the courts the legal fees that was used to prosecute him. This totalled up to $43,675.35 US dollars although it was recently reduced to $42,525.27 by the Bar.

Jack, not one to do anything without fanfare, has emailed the Bar about his payment because of concerns that it had not been taken from his account.

Dear Chief Justice Quince:

Please advise today what you and the Court have done with my check for $42,525.27 that was sent you on November 6 to be held in trust by the Supreme Court.

I find today, in talking with my bank, that the check has not been negotiated. I’m not paying any interest on this amount. You all had it from me on the date it was due.

Regards, Jack Thompson

We’ll keep you up to speed on any more details regarding this little on-going soap opera.

30 days with zero appeals have gone by, making John “Jack” Thompson’s career in law finally over.

The official website of the Florida Bar offers official proof. A quick search yields “Not Eligible to practice in Florida” in Thompson’s profile.

Thank you, GamePolitics.

As of September 25, 2008, The world renown (or infamous, if you will) lawyer Jack Thompson has been permanently disbarred, as suggested by Judge Dava Tunis.

It officially goes in effect 30 days from ruling, for the sake of giving Thompson time to close out of his existing practice, and to protect any interest of existing clients. If he manages to finish early, he may submit in writing he is no longer practicing and end his career early (which I’m sure we all hope happens).

As much as it sucks (we all know it does), he does have the chance for a retrial. This retrial will only happen though if the motion is sanctioned by a member of the board who is in good standing. Thank god this is Thompson we’re talking about, because I don’t know if there’s many who are willing to step into this for the sake of helping him, but the world is a big place after all.

In the last bit humour (on the end of most gamers) on the trial, Thompson is required to pay roughly $43,675.35 in various fines and fees to the Florida bar.