A.Lawyers Admitted to Practice. Any lawyer admitted to practice law in this state, including any formerly admitted lawyer with respect to acts committed prior to resignation, suspension, disbarment, or transfer to inactive, emeritus or retired status, or with respect to acts subsequent thereto which amount to the practice of law or constitute a violation of these Rules or of the Rules of Professional Conduct or any other Rules or Code subsequently adopted by the court in lieu thereof, and any lawyer specially admitted by a court of this state for a particular proceeding, as well as any lawyer not admitted in this state who practices law or renders or offers to render any legal services in this state, is subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of this court and the board. Where a lawyer becomes a full time judge during the pendency of a disciplinary investigation or proceeding, disciplinary counsel shall cause the matter to be transferred to the judiciary commission.B.Former Judges. A former judge who has resumed the status of a lawyer is subject to the jurisdiction of the agency not only for conduct as a lawyer but also for misconduct that occurred while the lawyer was a judge and would have been grounds for lawyer discipline. This jurisdiction of the agency should not be exercised if the misconduct was the subject of a judicial disciplinary proceeding in which there has been a final determination by the court, unless the court reserved to the agency the right to pursue lawyer discipline in accordance with this subsection. Misconduct by a judge that is not finally adjudicated before the judge leaves office falls within the jurisdiction of the lawyer disciplinary agency.If a judge is removed from office or retired involuntarily by the court, the lawyer disciplinary agency should only exercise jurisdiction in the event the court reserves to the agency the right to pursue lawyer discipline in the final decree of the court in which the judge is removed from office, or retired involuntarily. In such circumstances, the record made up by the judiciary commission, including its recommendation of discipline, the transcript, and the commission's findings and conclusions, as well as this court's decree of judicial discipline, shall be admissible in any hearing convened pursuant to § 11E of these rules. Both the office of disciplinary counsel and the respondent may introduce additional evidence at any such hearing.
C.Incumbent Judges. Full-time incumbent judges shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the lawyer disciplinary agency.D.Powers Not Assumed. These rules shall not be construed to deny to any court the powers necessary to maintain control over its proceedings.Amended April 25, 2019, effective 5/15/2019.