Rule 12 - Attorneys convicted of crimes(a) Upon the filing with this Court of a certified copy of an order demonstrating that an attorney has been convicted of a crime which is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year in this or any other jurisdiction, this Court may direct the respondent-attorney to show cause why he or she should not be suspended during the pendency of any appeal and until the final disposition of any disciplinary proceeding instituted against him or her based upon such conviction.(b) A certificate of a conviction of an attorney for such a crime shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction of that crime in any disciplinary proceeding instituted against him or her based upon the conviction.(c) Upon the receipt of a certificate of conviction of an attorney for such a crime, this Court may, in addition to any order of suspension it may enter in accordance with the provisions of (a) above, also refer the matter to the Board for the institution of a formal disciplinary proceeding in which the sole issue to be determined shall be the extent of the discipline to be imposed, provided that a disciplinary proceeding so instituted will not be brought to hearing until all appeals from the conviction are concluded.(d) Upon receipt of a certificate of a conviction of any attorney for a crime other than a crime referred to in (a) above, this Court shall take such action as it deems warranted.(e) An attorney suspended under the provisions of (a) above will be reinstated immediately upon the filing with this Court of a certificate demonstrating that the underlying conviction for such a crime has been reversed or vacated, but the reinstatement will not terminate any formal proceeding then pending against the attorney.(f) The Clerk of any court within the State in which an attorney is convicted of any crime shall, within ten (10) days of said conviction, transmit a certificate thereof to this Court.(g) Upon being advised that an attorney has been convicted of a crime within this State, Counsel shall determine whether the Clerk of the Court where the conviction occurred has forwarded a certificate to this Court in accordance with the provisions of (f) above. If the certificate has not been forwarded by the Clerk, or if the conviction occurred in another jurisdiction, it shall be the responsibility of Counsel to obtain a certificate of the conviction and to transmit it to this Court.As amended by the court on 5/11/1993; 2/5/2001; Revised 11/1/2023.