Local Rule 83.10: Attorney Discipline
D.N.M. — Attorney rule
83.10 Attorney Discipline.
(a) Disbarment or Suspension of an Attorney. The Court, sua sponte or upon determining that a member of the Bar of this District Court has been disciplined, suspended or disbarred by any state or has been convicted of a felony, may discipline, suspend or disbar the attorney. The Chief District Judge will appoint a panel of federal judges who may include Article III Judges, Magistrate Judges and Bankruptcy Judges, to review any state disciplinary proceedings or felony convictions and, if necessary, conduct a hearing to determine whether discipline, suspension or disbarment is appropriate.
(b) Procedure for Readmission. An attorney disbarred or suspended must file a written application setting forth, in detail, the grounds for readmission. An attorney disbarred or suspended under (a) who files a certification that the conviction has been vacated or reversed, may seek readmission review in accordance with the procedures in (a) to determine if disbarment or suspension may be appropriate even though the conviction has been vacated or reversed.