Local Rule 2094: Attorney Discipline

L.R. 2094 – Attorney Discipline. A. Disbarment or Suspension by another Court. Any attorney that has been admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois that becomes disbarred or suspended from practicing law by any court shall automatically be disbarred or suspended in this Court for the same length of time as the attorney's disbarment or suspension in the original court. Any such attorney shall, immediately upon disbarment or suspension, notify the Clerk of Court of the disbarment or suspension in writing. Failure to do so shall subject the attorney to further sanctions by this Court.

B. Request for Reinstatement. Any attorney disbarred or suspended from practicing in this Court pursuant to subsection A of this Rule may file a motion with the Court requesting that the Court reinstate the attorney before the expiration of the disbarment or suspension in the original court. The Clerk of Court will then open a miscellaneous proceeding assigned to the Chief Judge of this Court. The Court will set a hearing at which the attorney will be required to show cause as to why the attorney should be reinstated in this Court.

C. Non-exclusivity. Nothing in this Rule shall preclude the Court from initiating its own attorney disciplinary proceedings regardless of whether an attorney has been disciplined by another court.