DETROIT, MI- AUGUST 08: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick appears before Judge Thomas Jackson for an emergency appeal hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court August 8, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. The mayor was ordered to jail August 7th for violating the conditions of his bond. Getty Images logo Getty Images 15 months ago

DETROIT, MI- AUGUST 08: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick appears before Judge Thomas Jackson for an emergency appeal hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court August 8, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. The mayor was ordered to jail August 7th for violating the conditions of his bond.

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  1. Tom Barrow, left, is shown in an undated handout photo provided by Barrow and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is seen in an Aug. 18, 2009 photo. Bing is finishing former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's second term and is expected to move on to a full four years as mayor. Barrow has failed in two previous mayoral bids. Detroit voters hope the Tuesday election brings political stability to City Council, mayor's office.
  2. Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick listens during court proceedings Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2009 at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit, Mich. The former Mayor was ordered to attend the hearing over allegations of probation violation and failure to follow court orders concerning his restitution payments.
  3. Keith Gant, right, of Courier and I, Inc. tries to serve papers to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick for another trial, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 in Detroit. Kilpatrick was served as he was entering the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice for a hearing over allegations of probation violation and failure to follow court orders concerning his restitution payments.
  4. Attorney Michael Stefani answers questions from Robert Edick, Attorney for the Attorney Grievance Commission, during a trial before the Attorney Discipline Board, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 in Detroit. Stefani, a lawyer who obtained a trove of sexually explicit text messages while suing former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in 2007 said Thursday he gave a copy to the Detroit Free Press, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning stories led to criminal charges and forced the mayor from office last year. He is accused of acting unethically while representing police officers in lawsuits against Kilpatrick. From background left, are Attorney Discipline Board members, Barry Goldman, Anne Bagno Widlak and James Baiers.
  5. Attorney Michael Stefani answers questions from Robert Edick, Attorney for the Attorney Grievance Commission, during a trial before the Attorney Discipline Board, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 in Detroit. Stefani, a lawyer who obtained a trove of sexually explicit text messages while suing former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in 2007 said Thursday he gave a copy to the Detroit Free Press, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning stories led to criminal charges and forced the mayor from office last year. He is accused of acting unethically while representing police officers in lawsuits against Kilpatrick.

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