Jack Thompson is a master of self-promotion. The Florida resident has made a career out of talking to anyone who will listen about the evils of video gaming, the violent ideas and passions that gaming puts into the minds and hearts of children, and the soulless industry that cranks out these terrible games. Whenever there is a tragedy he's there to jump in front of the camera and find a tenuous link between real-world violence and gaming. The legal system finally decided the man went too far, however, and has made it official: Thompson has been disbarred.

This is the culmination of a 2007 case brought against Thompson by the Florida Bar covering a number of complaints about his professional conduct. The list is long—and damning—but it's worthwhile to look at some of the issues that led to this decision. The official document lays out the charges:

Respondent made false statements of material fact to courts and repeatedly violated a court order

Respondent publicized and sent hundreds of pages of vitriolic and disparaging missives, letters, faxes, and press releases, to the affected individuals

Respondent falsely, recklessly, and publicly accused a judge as being amenable to the "fixing" of cases

Respondent sent courts inappropriate and offensive sexual materials;

Respondent falsely and publicly accused various attorneys and their clients of engaging in a conspiracy/enterprise involving "the criminal distribution of sexual materials to minors" and attempted to get prosecuting authorities to charge these attorneys and their clients for racketeering and extortion

Respondent harassed the former client of an attorney in an effort to get the client to use its influence to persuade the attorney to withdraw a defamation suit filed by the attorney against respondent.

Oddly, Thompson doesn't seem to be aware of the fact the Florida court won't allow him to deal with the courts directly; he had been ordered to submit all filings through another lawyer. "Ignoring this bar on self-submitted filings, respondent has submitted numerous filings in violation of the sanction opinion, including the petition for review of the referee's report. The Clerk properly rejected each of these submissions. Thus, there being no authorized petition for review filed, and the time period to seek review has passed, the Court has treated this as an uncontested case," the official document stated. There could still be a retrial, but it would most likely be an uphill battle to find another lawyer who would be willing to file the paperwork.

Thompson's antics have become increasingly erratic and unprofessional over the past couple of years. Filing pornography, creating picture books, and writing letters filled with rambling hyperbole to Ars and other sites are just a few of issues that undermined his credibility.

While Thompson will no longer be able to practice law in Florida, there is nothing keeping him from speaking about video games, writing about the practices of the industry, or accepting invitations to speak to the media about his cause. It's safe to say this won't be the last of the gaming industry's favorite opponent.