Local Rule Attorney Rule 15: APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
S.D. Fla. — Attorney rule
RULE 15. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
Whenever, at the direction of the Court or upon request of the Committee, counsel is to be appointed pursuant to these rules to investigate or assist in the investigation of misconduct, to prosecute or assist in the prosecution of disciplinary proceedings, or to assist in the disposition of a reinstatement petition filed by a disciplined attorney, this Court, by a majority vote of the active Judges thereof, may appoint as counsel any active member of the bar of this Court, or may, in its discretion, appoint the disciplinary agency of the highest court of the state wherein the Court sits, or other disciplinary agency having jurisdiction.
Effective December 1, 1994. Amended effective April 15, 2002; April 15, 2010; December 1, 2017.