Ill. goes after Blagojevich's law license

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A legal watchdog group wants the state to suspend the law license of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a report said.

The state Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has filed with the Illinois Supreme Court asking for the suspension, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday. The two-term governor was convicted of 17 of 20 federal corruption counts, including scheming to sell for personal gain the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama in 2008.

"While the judgment of conviction has yet to be entered in respondent's criminal case because the sentencing hearing has not been conducted, due to the egregious breadth of respondent's conduct while governor of this state as concluded by two separate juries, an interim suspension is appropriate at this time," Jerome Larkin, administrator for the ARDC, wrote in the court filing.

Blagojevich's sentencing was postponed Monday to avoid conflicting with the corruption trial of former Blagojevich fundraiser William Cellini.

Blagojevich has held a law license in Illinois since 1984.