Local Rule FRDE Rule X: Appointment of Counsel

FRDE RULE X

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

Whenever counsel is to be appointed pursuant to these Rules to investigate allegations of misconduct or prosecute disciplinary proceedings or in conjunction with a reinstatement petition filed by a disciplinary agency of the highest Court of the state wherein the Court sits, or the attorney maintains his or her principal office in the case of the Courts of appeal, or other disciplinary agency having jurisdiction, this Court shall appoint as counsel one or more members of the Bar of this Court to investigate allegations of misconduct or to prosecute disciplinary proceedings under these rules, provided, however, that the respondent-attorney may move to disqualify an attorney so appointed who is or has been engaged as an adversary of the respondent-attorney in any matter. Counsel, once appointed, may not resign unless permission to do so is given by this Court.